There is no groupism in Congress: Himachal Pradesh party chief Pratibha Singh

Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh informed that they will be holding a meeting to decide upon the name of the Chief Minister of the hill state in the eveningWe will be holding a meeting in the evening and then deciding the name of the CM There is no groupism and everybody is with us Pratibha Singh said hours after her statement sparked a row of controversyState President Pratibha Virbhadra Singh in a conversation with ANI was seen hinting at her desire to be chosen as the CM of the state as she said that the party cannot ignore the person her husband Virbhadra Singh in whose name it contested the polls and wonThey cant neglect his Virbhadra Singh family We won on his name face and work It cant be the case that you use his name face and family and then give all the credit to someone else Even High Command wont do this she had saidHaving said the aforesaid Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had said that the MLA selected by the partys High Command would become the new Chief Minister of Himachal PradeshMeanwhile another Congress leader Kuldeep Singh Rathore also said that there are no differences of opinion among the party MLAs as everyone has come here by the party ticketNobody is narrating any different story everyone has been chosen by the party ticket and everyone would respect the Congress high commands decision Kuldeep Singh Rathore said ANIAlso Read Congress wrests Himachal Pradesh from BJP wins 40 of 68 seats BJP gets 25He further added that a decision will be taken by the party leaders and supervisors Bhupinder Hooda and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel will be conveyed to the party high command and they will then take the final call he saidChhattisgarh CM and partys Himachal supervisor Bhupesh Baghel clarified that there was no question of neglecting anyone and the party would go on by taking everyone togetherThere is no question of neglecting anyone Everyone will be taken together to go ahead Everyone has the right to express their opinion There is no problem CM Baghel said as he landed in Shimla for the meetingHe said that it is the victory of the people of Shimla and Congress leaders and workers Everyone worked hard Priyanka Gandhi Vadra played the most crucial role and we also had blessings of Sonia ji and Rahul Gandhi ji said BaghelFinalizing its chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh appears to be a big task for Congress with various aspirants in the fray including Pratibha Singh Former state Congress chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and CLP leader Mukesh Agnihotri are also seen as the other contenders for the postCongress returned to power in Himachal Pradesh after five years in the results announced on Thursday The Congress won 40 seats in the 68member assembly riding on antiincumbencyWhile Congress won 40 seats in Himachal Pradesh the BJP won 25 seats Independents won three seats and AAP failed to open its account in the stateIn terms of vote share in Himachal Congress is only marginally ahead of the BJP has got 4388 per cent of votes compared to 4299 per cent of its rival Others garnered 104 per cent vote share in the hill stateHimachal Pradesh has a long tradition of alternating governments and Congress was on the right side of antiincumbency Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur resigned following the partys defeat in the polls Notably in the 2017 Assembly elections the BJP formed the government by winning 44 seats while Congress secured 21 seatsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever