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Hope Congress will be committed to Himachal's development: Anurag Thakur

Senior BJP leader and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said he respects the people's mandate in Himachal Pradesh, and the party will continue to work for the interest of the state. Thakur, who led a spirited campaign for the assembly elections in his home state, said he expects the new Congress government in Himachal Pradesh to remain committed to the development of the state. "We fully respect the mandate given to the BJP in Himachal Pradesh. New dimensions of development were established in Himachal Pradesh under the leadership of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and we hope that the new Congress government will also be dedicated to the development of Himachal," he said. "Whatever may be the result, we will always remain in the role of a servant in the service of the state with full solidarity as before and will stand for the interests of the state," he said. The Congress emerged victorious in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, winning 40 seats i

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur wins Siraj seat, defeats Congress

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has retained his Seraj assembly seat in Mandi district, defeating nearest Congress rival Chet Ram by a significant margin of 31,788 votes. Thakur has won the seat for the sixth time. A total of six candidates were in fray from the seat. The BJP leader has managed to hold onto his seat even though the party lost power to the Congress in the state. The Congress has won 40 seats in the 68-member assembly in the state. The BJP has won 23 and is leading in two. An astute politician, Thakur loves to keep low profile. During the election campaign, he sought votes in the name of development and works of the double-engine government. He had said the BJP would get a clear majority and change the tradition or "Riwaz" of people voting governments out every five years in the state.

Support to BJP reflects anger against dynasty rule: Modi during address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Gujarat has broken all records and created history by showering love on the BJP despite the party being in power in the state for 25 years. Addressing party workers here, Modi said the support to BJP shows that people's anger against dynasty rule and corruption was rising. He said people had voted for the BJP as it was taking all facilities to the poor and middle class at the earliest. "I am thankful to the voters of Himachal also, where our vote share was just less than one per cent below that of the winning party," he said. "I bow to people. Their blessings are overwhelming," the prime minister said. The BJP was on course to win 156 seats in the 182-member state assembly, its best ever performance in Gujarat.

Cong thanks people on HP win; Rahul says every promise will be fulfilled

With the Congress winning the Himachal Pradesh elections on Thursday, party leaders thanked the people of state for reposing faith in it and giving a clear mandate. "This victory is of all of you. Thank you Himachal Pradesh," the party said in a tweet in Hindi from its official handle. The Congress now will be in power in three states on its own and in as many others -- Jharkhand, Bihar Tamil Nadu -- in alliance. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge congratulated the people of Himachal and credited them and party leaders for the victory of his party. He said Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra has also helped in this win and thanked former Congress president Sonia Gandhi for her support in these elections. He said it is a long journey ahead and "we will all sit together and discuss the way forward". Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, "Heartfelt thanks to the people of Himachal Pradesh for this decisive victory. Hearty congratulations to all Congress workers and leaders. Yo

After heavy defeat in MCD polls, Cong to rework strategy: Delhi unit chief

A day after the Congress' dismal showing in the MCD elections, the party's Delhi unit chief on Thursday said they wanted to rework the strategies. The Congress' vote share in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections dipped to 11.68 per cent from 21.2 per cent, with the party managing to secure only nine seats in the 250-ward civic body. The party will analyse the results and the strategies worked on accordingly, Congress Delhi unit chief Anil Chaudhary told PTI. "The party's strategies will be reworked after analysing the MCD election results. But the vote share also sends out a clear message that the Muslim and Dalit votes shifted from the AAP to the Congress," he said. Most of the seats the party won in the MCD election are in Muslim-dominated areas. The party's women candidates won from two wards in south Delhi, including in Shaheen Bagh -- the epicentre of the 2019 anti-CAA protests - defeating their AAP rivals. The Congress is also drawing solace from comparing its vote

Congress leaders credit Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for Himachal Pradesh win

With the Congress winning the Himachal Pradesh polls, its leaders on Thursday credited party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's campaign in the hill state for the good showing of the party in the assembly elections. Priyanka Gandhi led the party's charge in Himachal Pradesh with several rallies and was also closely involved in strategy planning for the polls. Many leaders hailed her leadership in securing the win for the party and defeating the BJP's election machinery. "Heartfelt thanks to the people of Himachal Pradesh for giving the mandate to the Indian National Congress. This victory is the victory of people's issues and their resolve to progress. Best wishes to all the leaders and workers of the Congress party. Your hard work paid off," Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Himachal Pradesh Rajeev Shukla hailed Priyanka Gandhi's campaign and leadership, lauding the "hard work" put in by her. Senior Congress leader An

Gujarat polls: BJP wins tribal-reserved Vyara seat by trouncing Cong MLA

BJP candidate Mohan Konkani wrested the Scheduled Tribe (ST) seat of Vyara in Tapi district of Gujarat by defeating four-time Congress MLA Punabhai Gamit, who was pushed to the third position due to an impressive show put up by new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Vyara Assembly seat, which gave Gujarat its first tribal chief minister Amarsinh Chaudhary, for the first time witnessed a contest between two Christian candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress. Gamit, who currently represented this assembly segment, had won the Assembly polls four times in a row starting from a byelection in 2004. BJP's Konkani won by a margin of 22,760 votes over his nearest rival from the AAP, Bipin Chaudhari. Konkani polled 69,024 votes, while Chaudhari received 46,264 votes. Congress' Gamit bagged 43,718 votes. Gamit was banking on the works he did in his constituency as an MLA and the traditional support that the party enjoyed in the region. The BJP ...

Respect mandate, going to hand over my resignation to governor: Himachal CM

With the Congress set to cross the majority mark in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Thursday said he respects the mandate and was going to hand over his resignation to the governor. "I respect the mandate. In a short while, I am going to hand over my resignation to the governor," Thakur told reporters here. The Congress on Thursday appeared to be heading to achieve majority in Himachal Pradesh as it surged ahead of the BJP, winning 16 seats and leading in 23 others. According to the latest results and trends, the ruling BJP had registered a win on 13 seats and was leading in as many others. Three Independents have also emerged victorious. Himachal Pradesh has not voted any incumbent government to power since 1985.

Himachal's CM face to be picked by Congress high command, says party leader

The chief minister of Himachal Pradesh will be picked by the Congress high command, a party leader said here on Thursday. The party was leading in 40 seats of 68 till noon in the hill state with most of its top leaders having won their seats. Sudhir Sharma, who has also won his seat defeating BJP's Rakesh Choudhary by 3,285 votes in the Dharamsala constituency, said, "I am grateful to the people of Dharmsala. This election has been fought by the people of Dharamshala." "I will try my best to live up to the expectations on which they have elected me," he added. Replying to a question on the party's CM face, Sharma said, "Congress will definitely form the government in Himachal and everyone will move forward together on the decision taken by the party high command on the leadership." All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary, Sharma, who is considered as one of the chief minister faces of the party, has earlier served as the minister of housing, urban development and town & ...

Cong's HP win to have ripple effect on states going to polls in 2023: Anand

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Anand Sharma on Thursday said the Congress' victory in Himachal Pradesh will have resonance and a ripple effect on states where elections are scheduled for next year. He said he was happy that the people of Himachal Pradesh demonstrated "wisdom and maturity" to give the Congress a decisive victory and a stable majority in the state. "Delighted over the victory of Congress in my home state Himachal Pradesh. I thank our people, the voters and people of the state who have demonstrated wisdom and maturity to give Congress a decisive victory and stable majority," he said. "The victory will have resonance and a ripple effect in states that will go to elections next year," Sharma said. Sharma, a member of the G23 group of Congress dissenters, had campaigned for the party in Himachal assembly polls and many candidates, for whom he canvassed, won the election. He, however, later had lamented that the party did not utilise his services ...

Gujarat election results 2022: Here is what happened in five key seats

Gujarat Assembly Election Results 2022: According to the Election Commission's counting, BJP is leading in the state and is likely to cross the majority mark comfortably. Here are five key battles to

Need to protect Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs from 'poaching' bid: Baghel

As the Assembly poll trends showed the Congress was likely to get a majority in Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said the party needed to protect its MLAs in the hill state from any possibility of horse-trading. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can "go to any level", he claimed. The Congress surged ahead of the BJP on 39 of the 68 seats with one seat already under its belt, while the ruling party has won four seats and was ahead in 21 constituencies, as per trends from Himachal Pradesh where the counting of votes was underway. Baghel, who was appointed as senior observer by the Congress for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, denied speculation that the newly elected party MLAs from Himachal Pradesh will be shifted to Chhattisgarh. "The counting is still underway and we should wait for the final results. However, we were confident that we will form government in Himachal Pradesh and the early trends show we are heading towards victory there,

Too early to speak now: Kharge on Gujarat, Himachal election results

In Himachal Pradesh, as per the latest trends by the ECI, the BJP is currently leading in 24 seats after registering victory in one of the 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh

Cong surge in Himachal trends: Ahead on 37 seats; BJP wins 1, leads on 27

The Congress has surged ahead of the BJP leading on 37 out of the 68 seats while the ruling party has won one seat and is ahead on 27, according to early trends from Himachal Pradesh where counting of votes cast in the assembly polls is in progress. Independent candidates were ahead on three seats while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had fielded candidates on 67 seats, is yet to open its account, according to the Election Commission. The result of one seat of Sundernagar in Mandi district has been declared where BJP's Rakesh Jamwal, who is the sitting MLA, has defeated his nearest Congress rival by a margin of 8,125 votes. Candidates who are leading include Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur from Seraj, Ministers Bikram Singh (Jaswant Paragpur), Ram Lal Markande (Lahaul-Spiti), Rakesh Pathania (Fatehpur) and Speaker and BJP leader Vipin Singh Parmar (Sullah). BJP's Puran Chand (Darang), former minister Narender Bragata's son Chetan Bragata (Jubbal Kotkhai) and former Union minister Su

Gujarat elections results: Trends show BJP headed for a sweeping victory

Counting of votes for a new assembly in Gujarat got underway Thursday, with early trends pointing to a sweeping victory for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that has not lost an election in the state since 1995. The BJP was leading in 42 seats, while Congress was ahead in six and the AAP was winning four seats, according to early trends reported by the Election Commission. Television channels, however, reported that BJP was ahead in more than 100 seats, the Congress in about 50 and the AAP was struggling to take its tally into double digits. The results of the two-phase elections, held earlier this month, will be watched more for the performance of the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that seem to be locked in a battle to grab the status of the main opposition party in the state. While the Congress was not expected to replicate its creditable performance of the last Assembly elections in 2017, a good showing by AAP would have helped its leader Arvind Kejriwal cement his

Himachal polls: Counting of votes to begin at 8 am; BJP eyes new record

Polling for 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh was held on November 12, with the state recording a 75.6 per cent turnout, breaking the 2017 record

MCD polls: 784 candidates, including 10 of BJP, lose security deposit

A total of 1,349 candidates were in the fray in the high-stakes polls

Peru swears in Dina Boluarte as new president amid constitutional crisis

Peru's Congress removed President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replaced him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo decreed the dissolution of the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to oust him. The national ombudsman's office, Constitutional Tribunal and Supreme Court called Castillo's move to dissolve the Congress a coup, although at least one expert disagreed. Peru's Congress has the ability to remove the president and the president has the ability to dissolve the Congress, so "technically, it is not a coup, said Eduardo Gamarra, a political science and international relations professor at Florida International University. The confusion is in the 15,000 interpretations that exist about who prevails, the Congress or the president, he said. The one who wins will be the one with more power, he said. Lawmakers voted 101-6 with 10 abstentions to remove Castillo from office for reasons of permanent moral incapacity. Castillo left the presidential palace in an .

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