Jairam Thakur
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its first list of 62 candidates for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. Some incumbent MLAs have been dropped.
The Central Election Committee of BJP has approved the list of candidates for the Assembly elections which includes five women candidates. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of BJP on Tuesday met to discuss the seat distribution in the state and finalised the list of candidates for the Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with BJP top brass attended the CEC meet.
The ruling party has fielded Chief Minister Jairam Thakur from Seraj, Anil Sharma from Mandi and Satpal Singh Satti from Una. Later, the CM filed his nomination.
The party has not given a ticket to Anurag Thakur’s father and former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal. Anurag Thakur’s father-in-law Gulab Singh has also been denied a ticket. Both had to face defeat in the 2017 elections. The state will go to the polls on 12 November and the counting of votes will be held on 8 December.
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