Congress wins four of six seats in Himachal assembly bypolls

In a boost for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, the party won four of the six assembly bypolls on Tuesday.

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The results are a boost for Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu government, which was facing a threat the following cross-voting by six party MLAs in the Rajya Sabha bypolls. The MLAs, who were disqualified from the assembly, later joined the BJP. The disqualification led to the bypoll on the six seats.

Himachal Pradesh assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Monday accepted the resignation of three Independent MLAs, who had also voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections along with rebel Congress MLAs. Congress candidate Abishek Manu Singhvi lost the Rajya Sabha polls, causing an embarrassment to the Congress.