Himachal assembly by-polls: Congress announces candidates for three seats

Congress on Friday announced the name of its three candidates for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly by-elections to be held in six Himachal Pradesh assembly seats, which fell vacant after the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs, on June 1.

New Delhi : Congress on Friday announced the name of its three candidates for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly by-elections to be held in six Himachal Pradesh assembly seats, which fell vacant after the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs, on June 1.


AICC in a press release stated that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved Capt. Ranjit Singh Rana from the Sujanpur constituency, Rakesh Kalia from Gagret and Vivek Sharma from Kutlehar.


Earlier Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “If there is one party that has strengthened the democracy and the security of this country, it’s Congress. For the unity and integrity of the nation, two prime ministers from the Congress party have sacrificed even their lives, and Congress is trying to weaken the democracy of the country.

Congress party has laid a strong foundation to strengthen the democracy of the country through its policies like providing 33 per cent reservations to women in the Panchayati Raj system. Today, it’s due to the strong democracy that the Prime Minister of the country is Narendra Modi.”