Under its ‘Mission Repeat -2022’ strategy, the BJP has now set its eyes upon Uttarakhand, the hill state in the vicinity with barely two months to go before assembly polls.
Congress Looks At A Himachal Vacuum After Virbhadra s Death
A veteran’s departure from the scene in Himachal shows up the poverty of leadership the Congress faces everywhere.
July 26, 2021 Ashwani Sharma July 14, 2021 00:00 IST Congress Looks At A Himachal Vacuum After Virbhadra s Death outlookindia.com 2021-07-16T15:19:03+05:30
The death of Virbhadra Singh, 87, after six decades in politics has left the Congress in Himachal Pradesh in disarray. He was CM six times, MLA nine times, MP four times, Union minister thrice and four times the party’s state chief a profile none of his colleagues can match. No wonder the party would have a tough time finding somebody to step into his shoes ahead of the assembly elections due next year. While the BJP took a call way back in 2017 to effect a generational change in leadership by bringing Jai Ram Thakur, 56, to the helm, the Congress is lagging far behind, having found no acceptable face to promote among