Himachal elections 2022: Anurag Thakur confident of winning upcoming polls
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), April 9: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur exuded confidence in winning the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections that are slated to be held by the end of this year.
Slamming Aam Aadmi Party in the state on Saturday, Thakur said that AAP lost deposits in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and will lose here in Himachal Pradesh also.
"BJP will retain power in the state. We've hit a 'Chauka' by winning in 4 states and will hit six by this year-end by winning in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. AAP lost deposits in UP and will lose here in Himachal Pradesh also," the BJP leader said.
Earlier in the day, BJP chief JP Nadda took part in the roadshow with party workers on reaching Shimla on Saturday and addressed a public meeting. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur also attended the event.
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"Hearty thanks to all the respected workers of Himachal for the intimacy, greetings and warm greetings. Your same energy and loyalty will once again defeat the opponents and bloom 'lotus' in Himachal," Thakur tweeted.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections are slated to be held in November this year. In the 2017 Assembly election, BJP won 44 seats, well past the halfway mark of 35, while the incumbent Congress got 21 and others got 3 seats of a total of 68 Assembly seats.
Meanwhile, in a major setback to AAP in Himachal Pradesh, three-party heavyweights - AAP's state unit chief Anup Kesari, General secretary organisation Satish Thakur and Una district chief Iqbal Singh joined BJP.
The former AAP leaders also expressed their disappointment with the party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, while accusing him of "being ignorant" during a roadshow in the Mandi constituency a few days ago.
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-PTC News
