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Election Commission announces dates for Himachal Pradesh Assembly Polls 2022, check details
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: EC has announced the schedule for assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh today. The dates of Gujarat`s Assembly Election are still awaited.
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Leaders who shifted from Congress to BJP
Pawan Kumar Kajal and Lakhvinder Singh Rana, both Congress MLAs, joined the BJP in August 2022. Kajal was the chairperson of the Congress Working Committee. The defection of two senior Congress officials was viewed as a major setback for the party just months before the Assembly election.
Politicians joining BJP
Anoop Kesari, the AAP's Himachal Pradesh state president, joined the ruling BJP on April 9, 2022, along with organisational general secretary Satish Thakur and Una president Iqbal Singh.
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Himachal Pradesh's power roles
Till 2013, Congress was in power in Himachal Pradesh. Following the election, the state government was formed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, with Jai Ram Thakur as Chief Minister in the month of November 2017
Himachal Pradesh's power roles
Till 2013, Congress was in power in Himachal Pradesh. Following the election, the state government was formed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, with Jai Ram Thakur as Chief Minister in the month of November 2017
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Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh's schedule
Last Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Last time the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held on November 9, 2017, to elect all 68 members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Dates for Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Voting begins on November 12 and ends on December 8.
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Press Conference by Election Commission of India
CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar along with EC Shri Anup Chandra Pandey to address the Press Conference at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today at 3 PM.
Himachal Pradesh: BJP won 44 of 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh assembly to win single majority
Gujarat: BJP won 99 of 182 seats in Gujarat assembly in the 2017 elections, winning absolute majority
BJP currently in power in both states
Model code of conduct to kick in with announcement of poll schedule
EC likely to announce poll schedule on Friday; elections are due in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates: The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for the assembly polls for Himachal Pradesh today (October 14, 2022). EC held a press conference on Friday (October 14) in the national capital to announce the dates of the election at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi at 3 pm. The dates of the Gujarat assembly polls are still awaited.
The term of the Gujarat Assembly ends on February 18, 2023, while the term of the Himachal House will end on January 8, 2023.
The 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held on December 9 and 14 in 2017 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The votes were counted on 18 December. In the results declared for all the 182-seated Gujarat Assembly, BJP won 99 seats, Congress wins 77, 1 seat was won by NCP while Bhartiya Tribal Party and Independent candidate won 2 and 3 seats respectively. In the upcoming state elections, The AAP is looking to set foot in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh voted to elect its legislative assembly on November 9, 2017. In the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated the Congress Party and won 44 seats while Congress secured only 21 seats in 2017. In Himachal Pradesh, the Congress is gearing up to challenge the BJP.