The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared its nominees for all the 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh for the upcoming assemble elections in the state.
Former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti are among the party candidates, a list for which was announced on Wednesday, for the state assembly elections.
The names also include Anil Sharma, Congress veteran Sukhram’s son, who quit his party recently to join the BJP.
This time the BJP has retained 27 sitting legislators, 26 of the candidates figuring in the list are those who had unsuccessfully contested 2012 election. Former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal who contested from Hamirpur last time, has been shifted to Sujanpur assembly segment this time.
Dhumal and Union minister J P Nadda are seen as two most likely choices for the post of chief minister if the saffron party comes back to power in the Congress-ruled state. The BJP has not named its chief ministerial candidate.
The BJP central election committee had met last week to finalise their candidates in the state. The single-phase election will be held on November 9.
(With PTI inputs)
Source: HindustanTimes