The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Tuesday that the Sukhvinder Sukhu Sikhu led Congress government has lost majority in the hill state, amid reports of cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha elections.
At least nine of the 40 Congress MLA’s have cross-voted in favour of BJP candidate, according to reports. The BJP had fielded Harsh Mahajan against Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for the Upper House seat to be filled from Himachal Pradesh.
BJP leader and former CM Jairam Thakur said he can see the government has lost the majority in the state. When asked if his party will seek a trust vote, Thakur said, “Budget will be presented tomorrow. We will discuss the Budget tomorrow and then we will see the situation there. But I can see that the Government has lost the majority.
The Congress won the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections in 2022 with 40 seats in the 68-member house. The BJP won 25 votes. If the Congress loses support of 9 MLA, as is being speculated, it will be reduced to 31 MLAs. The majority in the house is 35.
After casting his vote, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the MLAs have voted according to the ideology of the party.
“We have 40 MLAs in the Vidhan Sabha and unless MLAs are bought off, we will get all the votes,” he said.
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Published: 27 Feb 2024, 05:08 PM IST