Not Pratibha Singh but these 3 Congress leaders in race for chief minister’s post in Himachal
First Published: 10th December, 2022 10:22 IST
As the Congress high command is set to decide the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh after emerging victorious in Assembly elections, former state party chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, CPL leader Mukesh Agnihotri and party leader Rajinder Rana are
As the Congress high command is set to decide the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh after emerging victorious in Assembly elections, former state party chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, CPL leader Mukesh Agnihotri and party leader Rajinder Rana are considered to be in the race, said sources on Friday.
However, finalising its chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh appears to be a sticky task for Congress as Pratibha Singh, widow of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is not considered by the high command as the supporters of the Congress State chief sloganeered in her support.
The supporters of Pratibha Singh gathered outside the Congress Shimla headquarters in huge numbers and demanded her appointment as the Chief Minister of the state.
According to sources close to the Congress high command, only three leaders Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Mukesh Agnihotri and Rajinder Rana are in the race for the Chief Minister’s post.
“The Chief Minister will be from among the MLAs only. The high command feels that two by-elections will have to be held if Pratibha Singh is made the Chief Minister. One of the Lok Sabha, the other of the Legislative Assembly,” said the sources.
The sources further said that Pratibha Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh might be given a higher position in the cabinet to handle her.
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