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Trouble for Sukhu; Congress MLAs being taken to Jaipur amid revolt

As a cautionary measure, Congress is planning to shift all its MLAs to Jaipur while speculations are rife that Congress President Pratibha Singh may break the party after neither son Vikramaditya Singh nor any of her close confidante were being considered for the cabinet.

No challenge from Pratibha; Rajeev Shukla will make cabinet: Himachal CM Sukhu

Congress leader and four time MLA Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after much internal deliberations and amid fears of factionalism in the party, emerged as the popular choice to take over as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. His grand oath taking ceremony on Sunday wore a carnival like look at the Ridge Ground in Shimla. Party […]

Boisterous mood on the Ridge as Congress makes history without Virbhadra 

Congress leader and four time MLA Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who after much internal deliberation and amid fears of factionalism in the party emerged as the popular choice to take over as the Chief Minister of hill state is all set to be sworn in for the top position. “I invite all to be the part […]

Himachal Election: Congress Confident To Return To Power, Says Pratibha Singh

Even as Himachal Pradesh voted on Saturday to elect a new government, the Congress is confident that Riwaz Nahi Badlega (tradition will not change).

Will The New ‘Son Rise’ In Himachal Arrest The Decline Of Congress?

Shimla: Poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is bracing itself for a political ‘son rise’ of a different kind. At least the Congress thinks so. Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh’s appointment as the PCC president on Tuesday has not just paved the way for her rise as a political force to reckon with in Himachal, but […]

Demanding Change Of Guard, 10 Cong MLAs Rally Behind Ex-PCC Chief In Delhi

SHIMLA: Demanding change of guard in the Himachal unit ahead of the Assembly elections next year, 10 Congress MLAs called on AICC state in-charge Rajeev Shukla in New Delhi. Newly elected MLAs from Jubbal-Kotkhai and Arki, Rohit Thakur and Sanjay Awasthi, are among the MLAs from Solan, Shimla and Kullu districts. They have grouped under […]

Everyone In HP Knows Conspirators, They Are Known Faces: HP CM After Recent By-Poll Loss

SHIMLA (HIMACHAL PRADESH): In an exclusive interview with The New Indian, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur opened up on reasons behind BJP’s devastating defeat in the recently held bypolls and why only the hill state hogged the limelight despite the party having lost in several other states like Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Without […]