Putting an finish to all hypothesis, BJP president JP Nadda Sunday stated the occasion had no plans to exchange Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, including that the upcoming state Assembly polls might be contested beneath his management.
Nadda stated this when requested about Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Manish Sisodia’s declare that Union minister Anurag Thakur will change Jai Ram Thakur because the state CM. “There is no possibility of replacing Jai Ram Thakur,” he stated. He added: “Under his leadership, the government is doing well. The government will run under his leadership even in the future.”
To one other query, Nadda stated not one of the state ministers might be modified. He, nonetheless, stated round 10-15 per cent sitting BJP MLAs could not get ticket within the elections.
“BJP is a dynamic party. Considering the ground reality, decisions are taken here. In BJP, ten per cent tickets have always been changed…Ten to 15 per cent BJP MLAs did not get tickets in the UP Assembly elections and it is likely to happen here too,” he stated.
Asked if BJP will implement circumstances like one-family,one-ticket rule and if it’s going to give a ticket to former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal, he evaded a direct reply.
Regarding the demand for restoration of previous pension scheme, Nadda stated that resolving the issue was a precedence for the BJP.
Nadda additionally exuded confidence that the BJP will emerge as one of many primary political events in Punjab. He stated the BJP used to contest solely 23 of 117 Assembly seats in Punjab as a junior alliance companion however within the just lately held elections there, it contested on 68 seats as a senior alliance companion.
“So, the BJP will emerge as a major ideological alternative in Punjab in the next elections,” Nadda added.
The Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh are scheduled for later this yr. Nadda stated that the state authorities and the occasion group had been working in “full coordination”. He additionally stated that the occasion will return to energy within the state. ,WITH PTI INPUTS
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
