AAP councilors protest against cancellation of mayoral polls
The party may move the court after taking legal opinion on the matter, said AAP leader Durgesh Pathak.
Five-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in a row and former health minister, Rajeev Bindal is tipped to be the Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. Bindal represents Nahan in Sirmaur district.
“The party has decided that he will be the Speaker,” state BJP chief, Satpal Singh Satti said in an official release.
Satti informed that the two-time MLA from Churah in Chamba, Hans Raj is the party’s choice for Deputy Speaker.
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Sources said the name of Bindal, who has a RSS background, was earlier doing the rounds as a minister but for the last minute changes owing to BJP politics.
Bindal, who represented Solan thrice and Nahan twice, have never lost an election. He was a good performer as a health minister in previous BJP regime from 2007-2012.
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