The erstwhile royals of Himachal Pradesh who once commanded their own space in politics are losing their charm as only two of them have won in the hill state this time while two others lost at the hustings. Another erstwhile royal Maheshwar Singh, who is Hiteshwar's father, was also in the fray this election but had withdrawn in favour of …
Cracking the whip on dissenters, the BJP has changed its candidate from Kullu Sadar seat, Maheshwar Singh, after he failed to convince his son to withdraw his candidature as an Independent from an adjoining constituency. Apart from Hiteshwar, rebels who are contesting as Independent are Praveen Sharma, former secretary and media in charge of the BJP, from Mandi Sadar, Abhishek …