Himachal Election 2022: Himachal BJP released the list of 62 candidates, tickets of 11 MLAs cut

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022, BJP has released the list of 62 candidates for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. The names of many other leaders including Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur are included in this. Himachal Pradesh goes to polls on November 12. The BJP high command has changed the ranks of two ministers and cut the ticket of one minister. Tickets of 11 MLAs have been cut. The name of the senior most minister in the government, Mahendra Singh Thakur, is missing from the list. However, his son has been given ticket from Dharampur light.

The party has also changed the ranks of two considered powerful ministers in the Jairam government. The BJP has fielded senior Shimla district leader Suresh Bhardwaj, who has been playing the election innings from the capital for a long time, from Kusumpti. Similarly, the party's leader from Kangra and Dabang Minister Rakesh Pathania's light has also changed, this time instead of Nurpur, he has fielded him in the election season from Fatehpur.

The BJP high command has cut the tickets of 11 sitting MLAs and changed the assembly constituencies of two ministers. The ticket of a minister was cut and given to the son. BJP has made five women candidates in the electoral fray. BJP has given tickets to 11 candidates from SC category and eight from ST. The tickets of the MLAs of Bharmour, Chamba, Jawali, Dharamsala, Ani, Karsog, Drang, Sarkaghat, Bhoranj, Bilaspur have been cut.

The ticket of the MLA of Bharmour has been cut. In his place, Dr. Janak Raj has been made the candidate. The biggest change on the part of the party has been done by fielding Dr Janak from Bharmour in the election season. However, three more leaders were engaged in the fight for the BJP ticket. But their hands have been empty. Dr. Janak Raj was serving as the Medical Superintendent of IGMC Shimla and had taken VRS two months back.