After Uttarakhand and UP ,BJP planning to storm into Himachal Pradesh for a second term

Breaking the biggest political myth in twin states of UP and Uttarakhand, India’s ruling party-- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  has romped home with a splendid victory in the just ended state assembly elections.

What comes next is BJP’s ‘Mission Repeat’ in adjoining hill state of Himachal Pradesh ,which goes to the polls by this year's end, precisely November-December 2022 along with Gujarat –Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.

As Modi has already hit the ground running in Gujarat ,seen as a soft start to BJP’s election campaign ,Himachal Pradesh can’t wait anymore to miss the opportunity to cash dividends following its stellar performance ,admits a party strategist in Shimla.

Just a day after the election results in five states – UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab , Goa and Manipur--BJP summoned state’s Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to Delhi to discuss the party's ground strategy for the state . The focus was intense for as in UP, the party is determined to win a second term in office. The agenda of rapid development will also remain the tagline in Himachal—something which paid huge dividends in UP.

“BJP government in Himachal Pradesh will only be replaced by the BJP .Despite Covid pandemic—a situation which none of my predecessors faced in their times, we did not allow the development to be stopped. All welfare schemes of the centre like free ration, LPG cylinder, Health insurance and housing scheme has a huge impact”, says Chief Minister

Jai Ram Thakur. Thakur, 57, was made state’s Chief Minister in 2017, after the BJP returned to power with a massive mandate in the 68-member assembly , winning 44 seats as the Congress, which fought elections with veteran six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh ,was reduced to a paltry 21.

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