In the recent assembly elections, Congress has marked a remarkable victory against BJP in Himachal Pradesh. Despite this, there exist suspense on who shall be the candidate for the post of CM. It is reported that a meeting had been organized in Shimla today at 12 noon.
Congress has won 40 seats in the 68-member Assembly which maintained its tradition of not voting any incumbent government to power since 1985. Mukesh Agnihotri said a meeting would be held in Shimla on Friday, to decide on the candidate for Chief Minister, who can lead the party forward along with tackling the challenges of the opposition. State party president Pratibha Singh is considered a key frontrunner, closely followed by former party chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and outgoing CLP leader Mukesh Agnihotri.
“The newly elected Congress MLAs would meet in Shimla on Friday and decide on electing the new legislature party leader,” Shukla had told the press on Thursday. Sources also confirmed that the MLAs are likely to pass a one-line resolution authorising Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to decide the CLP leader. This has been the tradition in the Congress party, they said.
