For Himachal Polls, BJP To Replace Several MLAs, Internal Vote Against Defectors Too
NDTV
In its internal poll, the BJP sought three preferences for each segment from block-level members
A number of BJP MLAs in Himachal Pradesh will not be candidates this time, nor will tickets be easy for those who came in from other parties, if the ruling party goes by its internal survey, sources have told NDTV.
Of the 68 seats, names for 59 may be announced within days now — meeting was held today at Delhi's Haryana Bhawan — as the poll schedule is already out. Voting is on November 12; counting and results on December 8.
The BJP won 44 constituencies in 2017 to unseat the Congress, which is now banking on the state's reputation — of switching its choice every election — to regain power. The AAP is also investing a lot of energy in the hill state after winning neighbouring Punjab earlier this year.
In its internal poll, the BJP sought three preferences for each segment from block-level members. Voting by secret ballot was held in Shimla, Kangra, Mandi and Hamirpur, and counting done in Delhi, where the BJP's Central Election Committee will take the final decision.
