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In Himachal, BJP tried to reduce anti-incumbency by cutting tickets of 11 sitting MLAs and changing the constituencies of 2 ministers, but this is sending a message to the public that the performance and behavior of these leaders of the ruling BJP was not good. Had all been well, their tickets would not have been cut.
In Jubbal Kotkhai, the party expelled the rebel Chetan Bragta for 6 years, but now the same Chetan Bragta had to be given the ticket, while due to this, the world’s largest party was defeated across the country in the by-election. Govind Ram, who warned of being a rebel during the by-election in Arki, had to be given a ticket.
Suresh Bhardwaj removed from Shimla urban
Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj’s seat has been changed in Shimla Urban. In the survey of the party and RSS, an atmosphere was created against Suresh Bhardwaj in Shimla urban seat. Especially when the BJP high command sent ballot boxes from Delhi 4 days ago and got the names of the candidates voted for, then Suresh Bhardwaj’s ticket was being decided to be cut on the same day.
Therefore, instead of cutting the ticket of the second senior most and parliamentary affairs minister in the Jairam government, the party has considered it appropriate to give him the ticket from Kusumpti, because the BJP is getting a constant defeat here. Now Bharadwaj will face two-time Congress MLA Anirudh Singh.
Clear the leaf of the cloud camp!
Cutting and giving tickets may be a part of BJP’s electoral strategy, but withholding tickets of 6 MLAs of Dhumal camp and 2 former ministers Ravindra Ravi and Ramesh Chand Dhawala speaks volumes about the party’s internal factionalism.
MLAs of CM’s home district could not give good performance!
Among those who got tickets, 3 MLAs and 1 minister alone belong to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur’s home district Mandi. The party has fielded Karsog MLA Hiralal, Jawahar Thakur from Drang and Colonel Inder Singh from Sarkaghat. This shows that even in Mandi district the ruling BJP could not do better development.
Dharampur seat therefore in discussion
Most of the discussions are about Mandi’s Dharampur seat. The BJP has cut the ticket of Horticulture and Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh, the second number after the Chief Minister here. Although this ticket has been given to his own son Rajat Thakur, but now it is being discussed that Mahendra Singh Thakur’s ticket has been cut due to his strict behavior.
…when Mahendra Singh Thakur had to apologize
Mahendra Singh has been in the limelight for sometimes reprimanding teachers, sometimes employees and officials, and sometimes due to rhetoric. His biggest protest was when he said that the teachers had fun during the Corona period. Then Mahendra Singh had to apologize to the teachers. Similarly, many of his statements regarding apple horticulture have created a ruckus.
Himachal tickets were finalized in this meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Board.
What he did with Dhumal, will the same happen with the Forest Minister!
The ticket of MLA Arjun Singh from Jwali in Kangra district and Vishal Nahariya from Dharamsala has been cut. At the same time, Forest Minister Rakesh Pathania has been sent to Fatehpur, the traditional seat of Congress, instead of contesting from his constituency Nurpur.
This is believed to be the same decision as the BJP high command did with Prem Kumar Dhumal in the 2017 assembly elections. Then the party gave ticket to Sujanpur instead of contesting Dhumal from Hamirpur. Ranvir Singh Nikka has been given ticket from Nurpur in place of Forest Minister Pathania.
In Chamba also the leaves of 2 MLAs were chopped
In Chamba district also BJP has cut 2 seating MLA ticket, 1-1 ticket in Kullu, Bilaspur and Hamirpur also.
The former or present MLAs and ministers whose election tickets were cut by the BJP, it is being said that complaints were coming against them for a long time and their working was also bad.
Complaints started coming within 2 years
Within one and a half to two years of the formation of the BJP government in the state, complaints started being received from many districts regarding the performance and behavior of ministers and MLAs. In the survey of the party, RSS and third party also, it was revealed that their performance and behavior was not good. Now the BJP has itself confirmed this by cutting the tickets of some.
Both the ministers were successful in saving the ticket.
Dr. Rajeev Sejal in Solan’s Kasauli and Sarveen Choudhary from Shahpur have undoubtedly managed to save their tickets, but whether they will be able to win further elections, it remains to be seen. Dr. Sejal has won the first two elections with very less votes.