Politics

The Congress on Thursday said that its strategy of raising “state-centric” issues along with topics of national interest like unemployment and inflation helped it secure an absolute majority in assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh. Speaking to The New Indian after the Congress won 40 out of 68 seats in the hill state, Congress spokesperson Alka Lamba said, […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech at the Delhi BJP headquarters addressing karyakartas of the party following a historic win in Gujarat attacked the Aam Aadmi Party in a cryptic reference to “neutral forces”and a party that “lost deposit in Uttarakhand and Himachal”. He said, “We must analyse the past few elections on a […]

Even though Rahul Gandhi was absent from Himachal election campaigning, Party President Mallikarjun Kharge didn't discount the leader's contribution in decent party's performance in the hills state. The goodwill generated by Bharat Jodo Yatra, Kharge feels contributed to Congress' wafer-thin win in Himachal.

Congress heavyweights played a critical role in stalling the BJP juggernaut in Himachal by keeping aside factionalism and ego-tussles

The Prime Minister gave his first official reaction after BJP’s historic win in Gujarat and it’s failure to reverse the the riwaz of “alternate government” in the hill state of Himachal. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi dedicated the landslide victory in Gujarat to the “hardworking karyakartas” of BJP. “To all hardworking Karyakartas I want to […]