New Delhi: After registering a win in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, Congress MLAs will meet on Friday in Shimla to decide on the chief minister.
Himachal Congress Legislature Party meeting will be held at 3 pm at State Congress Headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan today. Rajeev Shukla, in-charge of the Himachal Pradesh Congress, and supervisors Bhupesh Baghel and Bhupendra Hooda will also be present at the meeting.
MLAs are likely to pass a resolution and authorise the party’s high command to take the final call for the chief minister.
The Congress, which had not projected a Chief Ministerial candidate in the hill state, was earlier planning a meeting of its MLAs in Chandigarh but changed its plans later after it got a clear majority.
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh: State Congress chief Pratibha Singh’s supporters gathered outside Oberoi Cecil hotel in Shimla showcasing their support to her while stopping Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s carcade. pic.twitter.com/jzGV2MmUud
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2022
Himachal Pradesh | State in-charge Rajeev Shukla & supervisors Bhupinder Hooda, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel holds meeting with HP Congress chief Pratibha Singh and other leaders at a hotel in Shimla.#HimachalPradeshElectionResult pic.twitter.com/NqE0P8oKp0
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2022
With deities’ blessings, we received the majority in devbhoomi. We’ll meet people’s aspirations. We’ve called elected MLAs,&with an unofficial meeting with them, we’ll intimate party High Command. The High Command will make the decision: Congress’ Himachal in-charge Rajeev Shukla pic.twitter.com/9fkkWFFdGR
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2022
There is no question of neglecting anyone. Everyone will be taken together to go ahead. Everyone has the right to express their opinion. There is no problem: Chhattisgarh CM and party’s Himachal supervisor Bhupesh Baghel, in Shimla#HimachalPradeshElections https://t.co/8otgNzcHdS pic.twitter.com/XXMSP2LujS
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2022
“They can’t neglect his (Virbhadra Singh) family. We won on his name, face & work. It can’t be that you use his name, face & family & give credit to someone else. High Command won’t do this,” says HP Cong chief Pratibha Singh ahead of Legislative Party meet#HimachalElection2022 pic.twitter.com/PmxkjJ2ymD
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2022
This big responsibility was given by Sonia Gandhi & she told me that she was choosing me as state chief & now I’ll (Singh) have to go to all 68 constituencies & win the state. I did that honestly. Result is before us: HP Congress chief Pratibha Singh #HimachalPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/8SeSP3IWwl
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2022
Meanwhile, some of the Congress leaders apprehended “poaching” attempts by BJP.
Congress returned to power in Himachal Pradesh after five years in the results announced on Thursday. The Congress won 40 seats in the 68-member assembly riding on anti-incumbency.
While Congress won 40 seats in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP won 25 seats.
