Himachal bypoll debacle: Effective changes to be made, says state BJP chief

Tribune News Service

Shimla, November 7

State BJP president Suresh Kashyap today said effective changes will be made in the party organisation after looking into the reasons for defeat in the bypoll.

Addressing a press conference here today, he said the party would introspect the reasons for defeat. “Whatever changes need to be made as part of our preparations for the 2022 assembly polls will be made in the party organisation. As far as the changes at the government level, these will be done by the chief minister,” he responded to a query.

To gear up for 2022

Whatever changes need to be made as part of our preparations for the 2022 Assembly polls will be made in the party organisation. As far as the changes at the government level, these will be done by the CM. — Suresh Kashyap, State BJP president

While admitting that the BJP had fared badly in the bypoll, he said the BJP had technically only lost two seats and not four as two were already with the Congress. The Mandi Lok Sabha and Jubbal-Kotkhai seats had been won by the BJP but in the recently concluded bypoll the Congress wrested bot seats from the BJP.

Kashyap also listed various achievements of both the Modi regime at the Centre and the state government in health, education and social sectors.

Earlier, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, state president Suresh Kashyap and organization general secretary Pawan Rana joined the BJP national executive held in Delhi from here. BJP state in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna and co-in-charge Sanjay Tandon joined from Chandigarh and Union Minister Anurag Thakur from Delhi.

Kashyap listed the ongoing party programmes in Himachal and the future plans. He said such campaigns help in strengthening the party organisation and preparing them for the forthcoming poll.

This meeting took place after one and a half years due to coronavirus outbreak.

Several important issues were discussed in the meeting.

Kashyap highlighted the success of the central government in dealing with the Covid epidemic, the vaccination campaign and the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the development of the country.