Himachal polls: 158 of 338 candidates are crorepatis; 10 facts on Assembly

158 out of 338 candidates are crorepatis; 59 out of 68 are from Congress, 47 out of 68 from BJP

The voting for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls began at 8 am on Thursday and would continue till 5 pm. It is between Congress leader and six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Prem Kumar Dhumal for the next head of the state.

 

The main focus of BJP's campaign was corruption, while the Congress hit out at the Opposition regarding the issues of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation.

While voting is still underway, Business Standard