HP: Newly elected MLA Hardeep Singh Bawa meets CM Sukhu
Jul 19, 2024
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 19 : The newly elected MLA from Nalagarh assembly constituency, Hardeep Singh Bawa, called on Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here on Friday.
The Chief Minister congratulated Hardeep Singh Bawa on his election as MLA and said that the state government is committed to accelerating the pace of development work in the Nalagarh assembly constituency.
Sukhu said that every effort would be made to ensure that the pace of progress in Nalagarh is significantly enhanced, which would go a long way in improving the quality of life for its residents and addressing their key concerns and needs.
Hardeep Singh Bawa credited the Congress party's success to the effective policies and programmes implemented by the state government led by Sukhu. He thanked the Chief Minister for sparing his valuable time for campaigning to ensure his victory in the bye-election.
He said that the electorate's support was a clear endorsement of good governance and a rejection of political manoeuvres such as horse trading.
In a boost for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, the party won two of the three seats on which bypolls were held in the state, taking the party's strength in the 68-member state assembly to 40, the number it had before a political crisis erupted in the state due to cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls.
The Congress won the Dehra and Nalagarh seats, while the BJP won the Hamirpur seat.
The bye-elections were held due to the resignation of three independent MLAs who later joined the BJP.
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu's wife, Kamlesh Thakur, won from Dehra. This is the first time the Congress has won the seat since it was created in 2012 after delimitation.
Kamlesh Thakur clinched victory by a margin of 9,399 votes. She polled 32,737 votes against the BJP's Hoshiyar Singh, who received 23,338 votes. Hoshiyar Singh had resigned as an independent candidate and joined the BJP.
Congress' Hardeeep Singh Bawa won from Nalagarh in Solan district.
