After LS loss in Himachal, Cong dissolves state unit
Hindustan TimesThe Congress on Wednesday disbanded the entire party unit in Himachal Pradesh, a possible consequence of setbacks in the Lok Sabha elections, an embarrassing Rajya Sabha loss and several organisational and policy faux-pas that exposed infighting in the only north Indian state the party governs. The reconstitution of the unit might see the wings of party chief Pratibha Singh, an influential power centre in the state, getting clipped, said Congress leaders aware of the development. “Congress president has approved the proposal to dissolve the entire state unit of the PCC, district presidents and Block Congress Committees of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect,” an official communication from AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said. An AICC functionary added that the dissolution of the state unit took place months after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge promised tough measures in states where the Congress performed badly in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Two Congress functionaries said that an irked party high command expressed its displeasure at Singh’s plans, which was similar to a controversial order by the Uttar Pradesh government.
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