New Delhi. The Congress may have conquered the fort of Himachal, but while the party got 44 percent votes in this election battle, the BJP got 43 percent. In such a situation, it would be quite easy to say that the position of the Congress in the state is very sensitive. On the other hand, in the electoral history of Gujarat, Congress has got the lowest percentage of votes in favor of Congress, but unaware of these sensitive circumstances, there has been a ruckus in the Congress unit of Himachal for the CM chair. Let me tell you, there is going to be a meeting of the Legislature Party in the state at four o’clock. In which a decision can be taken regarding the CM. But, before that there are some such faces, which are being seen as strong contenders for the Chief Ministership, mainly the name of Pratibha Singh. On the other hand, it is now reported that Pratibha Singh’s supporters raised slogans outside her house and demanded the party high command to make her the Chief Minister.
#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
It should be noted that the supporters of Pratibha Singh raised this slogan when a meeting was going on between Pratibha Singh, Bhupinder Hooda, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and Himachal in-charge Rajeev Shukla at Hoteli in Himachal Pradesh regarding the next Chief Minister of the state. Meanwhile, this slogan was raised towards the supporters of Pratibha. At the same time, before this, Pratibha Singh herself addressed the media and said, ‘The party high command (Virbhadra Singh) cannot ignore the family.
We live on the strength of his name, face and work. It cannot be that you use his name, face and family and give credit to someone else. The high command will not do this. Keep in mind, earlier on Thursday, while addressing the media, Pratibha had said that only the elected MLAs will decide who they want to elect as their chief. As far as the Chief Minister is concerned, at the moment I cannot comment on whether the Chief Minister is involved in the race.