In Himachal, BJP and Congress are hopeful
Wednesday December 19, 2012 02:13:32 PM,
IANS
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Shimla: With counting of votes in Himachal Pradesh
set for Thursday, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
the Congress say they will easily win.
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal of BJP is aiming to retain power
while five-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh of Congress is
fighting -- to quote some of his admirers -- a "battle of
survival".
"We will get a decisive lead this time. I am saying this after my
50 years in active politics," state Congress chief Virbhadra Singh
told IANS.
But a confident Dhumal asserts he will create history by repeating
his tenure for a second consecutive term. If he manages, it will
be the first time a ruling party will win assembly elections.
"The record voter turnout (Nov 4) is a clear indication of
anti-incumbency... The anger is directed against the anti-people
policies of the Congress-led UPA government," Dhumal said.
Both Dhumal and Virbhadra Singh campaigned aggressively across the
hill state.
"This probably might be the last election for Virbhadra Singh to
re-establish his credentials as a charismatic leader," a Congress
leader told IANS.
This election's focus is on Kangra district, the largest in the
state with 15 seats. Kangra is now dominated by the BJP.
The Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP), formed by BJP rebel and four-time
former MP Maheshwar Singh, and the Communist Party of
India-Marxist (CPI-M) are giving a tough fight to the Congress and
BJP in four constituencies: Shimla, Kullu, Palampur and Jaswan
Pragpur.
The HLP put up candidates in 36 of the 68 seats. A record number
of 106 of the total 459 candidates were independents.
Political leaders said some BJP and Congress rebels could play
spoilsport.
The Congress rebels include legislator Yograj (Dehra), former
minister Ishwar Dass (Ani) and Dharamvir Dhami (Manali).
BJP legislator Roop Singh (Sundernagar) and former leaders
Rajinder Rana (Sujanpur) and Sudha Sushant (Fatehpur), wife of MP
Rajan Sushant, have contested as independents.
Nearly 75 percent of the 4.6 million electorate voted Nov 4.
Officials said the state received only 2,800 postal ballots.
The counting of votes will start at 8 a.m. Thursday.
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