Congress central panel blames late announcement of candidates, bureaucratic dominance for Lok Sabha poll rout in Himachal
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The Newz Radar Network
The main reasons for the Congress defeat in the Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha elections are being attributed to the delay in announcing candidates and bureaucratic dominance.
On Tuesday (July 16, 2024), Congress central leaders Rajni Patil and PL Punia discussed these issues at the state Congress headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan, Shimla, focusing on the losses in the Kangra and Shimla parliamentary constituencies.
The two-member committee will now head to New Delhi to submit their findings to the party high command. Patil emphasised that the delay in ticket distribution was a significant factor in the electoral defeat. Both members confirmed that a detailed report on the reasons for the defeat would be prepared and submitted to the high command.
The central team had arrived in Shimla to analyse and understand the reasons behind the party’s loss in all four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh. The committee has embarked on an intensive review process, engaging with various party leaders and stakeholders.
On Monday, they held a meeting of the coordination committee, attended by key figures such as Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Congress state president Pratibha Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and senior leaders Kaul Singh Thakur and Ramlal Thakur.
The review process started with individual meetings with party candidate from Mandi parliamentary constituency Vikramaditya Singh. In the afternoon, the focus shifted to the Hamirpur parliamentary constituency. On July 16, the committee’s schedule included meetings with representatives from the Kangra and Shimla Lok Sabha constituencies.
