BJP has lost its reign in Himachal Pradesh in a race that was down to the wire. The BJP's rule was ousted by the Congress through which the latter had a big breather and boost after enduring back-to-back electoral debacles.
While the BJP holds the edge in parallel race between the two parties in Gujarat, the track is rigid in Himachal Pradesh that neither of the parties are showing a good majority.
Himachal Pradesh is all set to go for crucial assembly polls on Saturday - November 12 where the voters will be electing members for the state's 68 assembly seats.
As the first voter of independent India, Negi has never missed voting and on November 2, he exercised his voting right for the 34th time by using the postal ballot for the Assembly Polls.
While it was expected that the Election Commission will announce the dates for Gujarat assembly polls, the Chief Election Commissioner has refrained from unveiling the election schedule for Gujarat.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote, "The news of the passing away of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Pandit Sukh Ram Ji is extremely sad."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and wrote, "Shri Virbhadra Singh Ji had a long political career, with rich administrative and legislative experience."
Nehria's wife, who is the 2019-batch Himachal Pradesh Administrative (HAS) officer, has sought police protection for her own safety as well as the safety of her parents.
Paying tribute to Bragta's death, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the party had lost a very sincere, hardworking, and dedicated leader whose loss is irreparable.
