HP polls News
A report by the Association for Democratic Reforms based on the candidates of Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022 shows that 90% of the Congress candidates in the state are crorepatis against 82% of the ruling BJP.
A section of growers in Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Shimla districts have been asking the political parties mainly the Congress and the BJP that cannabis and poppy cultivation need to be legalised and promoted to supplement their income and overcome rising unemployment.
PM Modi inaugurated several development projects in HP on Monday
Himachal Pradesh will go to polls in 2022
While the Congress dismissed the exit poll results, which predicted a BJP victory, the saffron party expressed confidence that their performance would better projections.
Out of 338 candidates contesting the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, only 19 are women.
The BJP has set itself a target of bagging 50-plus seats in the 68-member HP Assembly.
BJP's star campaigner for Himachal Pradesh Smriti Irani on Sunday upped the ante against the Congress.
"I think this time there should be a clean sweep in the HP elections," he said addressing the party's 'Tridev Sammelan' at Rait near here.
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