Vikram Dhatwalia / Hamirpur6 minutes ago
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Former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal will not contest the assembly elections this time, but due to this there is silence among his supporters. When Dhumal left for Delhi to attend the election committee meeting two days ago amid speculation that he would contest from Sujanpur and Hamirpur, it was expected that he would be a candidate from either Hamirpur or Sujanpur assembly constituencies. But in the discussion regarding the selection of candidates in the meeting of the Election Committee last day, what was the reason that Dhumal announced not to contest the election, no one knows yet.
Will you campaign or not?
At the same time, the discussion has started about what will be the contribution of Dhumal in the election campaign of the party? Dhumal’s presence in the state cannot be ignored for his return to power, but now after this development, many speculations have started. Whether age has been a hindrance in making Takaza party candidate or is there some other reason, which is yet to be revealed, but Dhumal supporters have become very disappointed, because for a long time his supporters are doing political activities vigorously in Sujanpur assembly constituency. were engaged in.
Hamirpur candidate’s decision will be clouded
At the same time, in Hamirpur, there is confusion regarding the case of the party’s sitting MLA Narendra Thakur. It has not been agreed to give ticket to Narendra from here. The matter has been left to Prem Kumar Dhumal.
Controversy over the most important Bhoranj ticket
Let us tell you that there is a dispute in Bhoranj regarding the most important ticket. The ticket of sitting MLA Kamlesh Kumari can be cut and it has been agreed on former MLA Dr. Anil Dhiman. In the meeting, Prem Kumar Dhumal has taken the name of Dr. Anil Dhiman as the winning candidate. On the other hand, the ticket of District President Baldev Sharma, who was MLA for 3 times in Barsar assembly constituency and lost two consecutive elections, has been cut.
There were many other contenders in his place, but former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has favored the nomination of his brother Sanjeev Sharma in the family of late Rakesh Babli. Now it remains to be seen who gets the seal in the Parliamentary Board meeting. Because here Vinod Thakur, the chief minister’s special and party’s state spokesperson, is also considered among the major contenders for the ticket.
Dhumal became CM for the first time in 1998
Dhumal contested the Parliament elections for the first time in 1985, but then he lost twice in a row to Narayan Chand Parashar. After that he continued to become an MP. In 1998, when he became an MLA for the first time, the BJP government was formed in the state under his leadership and lasted for 5 years. Even after that, he became MLA for the second time in 2007, BJP government was formed and Prem Kumar Dhumal was made Chief Minister. In the 2017 election also, the party declared him the candidate for the post of Chief Minister, but did not give the ticket from Hamirpur and gave it to Sujanpur and he lost the election to Rajendra Rana.