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TopicHimachal assembly polls

Topic: Himachal assembly polls

SC refuses stay on disqualification order of 6 Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh assembly

The bench said that pending adjudication of their plea, rebel HP Congress MLAs will not be allowed to vote or participate in the proceedings of the Assembly.

‘Results in front of us’ — Sushil Modi says not promising Old Pension Scheme cost BJP Himachal

Speaking at PRS Legislative’s annual conference in Delhi, BJP Rajya Sabha MP & Bihar’s ex-deputy CM said it is the public that ultimately bears the cost of such doles.

After much deliberation, Congress chooses Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as new Himachal chief minister

Sukhu was chosen after a Congress legislative party meeting — the second in 24 hours. Current HPCC chief Pratibha Singh was also a contender.

Buoyant Congress faces task of picking new Himachal CM. Here are 3 main contenders

The three main contenders are MP Pratibha Singh, former state president Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and leader of Opposition in the outgoing assembly Mukesh Agnihotri. 

In Himachal’s Fatehpur, BJP rebel Kripal Parmar, asked by Modi to ‘sit out’, loses to Congress

While Congress' Bhawani Singh Pathania won with 33,238 votes, the BJP’s Rakesh Pathania, who came second, got 25,884 votes. In comparison, Parmar got only 2,811 votes.

Disaster in Gujarat but solace in Himachal: What Congress will take away from assembly polls

While Congress may be used to successive defeats, polls in Gujarat and Himachal came at a time when the party is doing some major organization rejigs under new president Mallikarjun Kharge.

BJP sweeps Gujarat with highest-ever tally for 7th term but loses Himachal to Congress

BJP wins 156 of 182 seats in Gujarat — a massive improvement over its 2017 tally of 99. In Himachal, however, anti-incumbency and infighting took the party down.

Broom sweeps capital, leaves lotus in the (literal) dust & why astrologers hate pollsters

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Himachal polls: ‘Hindutva icon’ UP CM Yogi emerges as star BJP campaigner after PM Modi

While BJP feels its Yogi’s 'charisma' and his image as 'the flag-bearer of Hinduism' that drew large crowds, opposition Congress termed it as an attempt to polarise the voters.

‘If agencies work at BJP govt’s behest, public will lose faith’, says Urdu press after Raut’s bail

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?