BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Wednesday met the governor to apprise him about the ongoing political situation in the state. This came after over six lawmakers of the Congress cross-voted against their Rajya Sabha candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Talking to the media after meeting Guv Shiv Pratap Shukla, Thakur said Sukhu’s government in the state had lost the majority and he did not have the moral right to continue as the CM.

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"We have informed the Governor about what happened in the Assembly recently. We informed him about the behaviour of the Speaker towards the Opposition MLAs. In the Assembly, when we demanded a division of vote during the financial bill, it was not allowed and the House was adjourned twice. After that, the way Marshal behaved with our MLAs was not right. MLAs were attacked by the Marshals. MLAs were injured, this has never happened in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly. BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan won the Rajya Sabha elections. Currently, the Congress government has lost the moral right to stay in power," Thakur said in a video shared by ANI. 

The Congress party on Tuesday appointed Bhupinder Hooda and DK Shivakumar as observers for the state, where a political crisis looms over Sukhu’s government. This came after the grand old party lost the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the hill state despite having over 40 lawmakers in the assembly of 68 seats.

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Congress’s Abhishek Manu Singhvi managed to amass only 34 votes as over six MLAs cross-voted in favour of Harsh Mahajan, who was fielded by the BJP. Both the candidates ended up in a tie with 34 votes each and Mahajan clinched the high-stakes Rajya Sabha seat of Himachal Pradesh through a draw.


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