On Himachal Chief Minister, Congress MLAs Stick To Tradition: "High Command To Decide"
NDTV
Congress MLAs' resolution comes amid show of strength by supporters of state Congress chief Pratibha Singh ahead of meeting in Shimla
After a day of drama over who'll be the chief minister, the Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh this evening passed the party's traditional one-line resolution, authorising the "high command" to take a decision.
That essentially means Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, besides Priyanka Gandhi who campaigned aggressively in Himachal along with new national president Mallikarjun Kharge. The MLAs' meeting was held with central leaders Rajeev Shukla, Bhupinder Hooda and Bhupesh Baghel present to coordinate.
The one-line resolution came after a show of strength by the supporters of state Congress chief Pratibha Singh ahead of the meeting in Shimla, which happens to be her family's area of dominance.
A horde of party workers raised slogans and even blocked Bhupesh Baghel's car, demanding that Pratibha Singh, a three-time MP and wife of the late leader Virbhadra Singh, an ex-royal, "deserves the top post".
