Even as indecisiveness has gripped BJP over the seat from where its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is to contest the elections amid speculations of him contesting from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh or from Gujarat, Manali unit of BJP has offered the Mandi seat to him.
Modi has made immense contribution in reviving BJP in Himachal Pradesh and if there is indecisiveness over the seats he has to contest, then he can contest from Mandi seat said the Manali unit of state BJP. Modi was in-charge of Himachal Pradesh from 1997-1998 and has toured extensively to help the BJP come in power in 1998. Manali unit has sent a letter to Narendra Modi via fax requesting him to contest from the Mandi parliamentary seat from where Congress has declared Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife and sitting MP Pratibha Singh as candidate.
loyalist Babus in fix over ECI order to remove calendars of Raja Saheb
Election commission of India has issued instructions to all Government offices of the State to pull down the calendars of State Government after the BJP’s complaint that calendars having pictures of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh are being displayed. With the dictat loyalist bureaucrats of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh have gone in a spin, as they have been displaying big calendars of Chief Minister in their office. Some loyalist officials were seen reluctantly pasting white paper on the picture of Chief Minister while some were defying the orders of election commission. Even chambers of ministers were seen having such calendars on display.
Panag’s campaign to be star-studded
With actor-turned-politician Gul Panag contesting elections on AAP’s ticket from Chandigarh, the city residents can expect to get a glimpse of their favorite Bollywood celebrities. This time, AAP is likely to squarely beat all other political parties in glamour quotient in election campaigning in Chandigarh. Panag, a well known face in Indian film industry is expected to bring in a number of actors for canvassing during her rallies and programmes. AAP is hopeful to cash in on the glamour quotient in elections and woo the youth voters of Chandigarh. Also, Panag’s love for bikes would be seen in her campaigning as she has geared up to start innovative campaigns to woo the city voters.