The Congress, checking its caravan of losses, demonstrated a huge surge in Himachal, winning the state and besting its principal rival - the BJP. A cautious Congress has called a meeting of its MLAs tomorrow to decide on the Chief Minister question.
As Himachal Pradesh is voting for all 68 Assembly seats on Sunday to decide the fate of 412 candidates, key issues that differ region-wise are expected to dominate the voters minds while they cast their votes. In the Kullu region, falling market prices of apples, demand for a medical college, and support for tourism have emerged as key election issues. Horticulturists have stated that rising input costs due to higher prices of fertiliser, pesticides, and reduced government support have made apple farming a loss-making venture.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has released 11 commitments in which it has promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code if it forms the government for a second term in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh.
Key issues in Himachal Pradesh: The saffron party, which is banking high on the ‘Narendra Modi’ factor, has been insisting throughout its high-voltage election campaign that