Kangra, Nov 03: Romesh Dhalwal, a staunch loyalist of former union minister Shanta Kumar, was today elected president of Kangra district BJP. Dhalwal polled 202 votes defeating rival P C Dhumal backed group's Ranjan Sushant, a former minister, by 77 votes.
The contest, which was forced as the rival groups failed to reach unanimity, passed off peacefully.
The vertical divide in the district unit was visible as Sushant blamed the Shanta faction for thwarting all efforts to reach consensus and said fissures thus created would be difficult to fill.
Bureau Report