Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls News
TMC MP Mahua Moitra also accused the Narendra Modi government of spreading "falsehood" about India's growth.
Referring to the change of government every five years in the hill state, Rajnath Singh said, "The people of Himachal Pradesh keep flipping chapati. But this time, the chapati is well cooked here. There is no need to flip it."
The BJP has unveiled its manifesto or `Sankalp Patra` for Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls
The manifesto promised 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs
It was unveiled by BJP's national chief JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Jayaram Thakur
The BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 62 candidates for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections. The party has fielded Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur from the Seraj assembly constituency and has dropped 11 sitting MLAs.
BJP will release its first list of candidates for Himachal polls today
CM Jai Ram Thakur will contest from the Seraj assembly seat
He will file his nomination paper today itself
Voting for the 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh will take place on November 12 and the counting of votes will take place on December 8.
Accompanied by Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur at a rally in Shimla, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that now our borders are more secure than they were before 2014.
BJP won in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat: BJP won 99/182 seats; Congress won 77
Himachal Pradesh: BJP won 44 of 68 seats; Congress won 21
Nadda and Thakur emerged frontrunners on Monday evening
Their names emerged after a meeting of the BJP parliamentary board
Nadda is Union Health Minister, and Thakur was a minister in the previous BJP government in Himchal Pradesh
Rahul thanked the people of Gujarat and Himachal
He tweeted that he accepted the verdict of the people of the two states
He had taken charge as Congress chief after last phase of polling in Gujarat
Adityanath said the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh results show support for the Centre's policies.
While the Congress dismissed the exit poll results, which predicted a BJP victory, the saffron party expressed confidence that their performance would better projections.
The counting of votes will take place take place on December 18.
Mayawati's party will join hands with secular parties only if it gets a respectable number of seats to contest.
She said the Congress did not approve sharing 25 seats in Gujarat and 10 in Himachal Pradesh.
The number of male voters in the electoral roll was about 74,200 more than female voters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a rally in Himachal Pradesh's Palampur district
Narendra Modi addresses rally in Himachal Pradesh's Una, says Congress has run away from battlefield
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed an election rally in Himachal Pradesh's Una district.
The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Saturday expelled seven leaders for announcing to contest against its official candidates in the upcoming assembly polls, according to a party statement.
Fifteen candidates filed their nominations for the November 9 Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh on the third day of nomination filing on Wednesday, raising the total number to 27.
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