After Bindal’s exit, Randhir Sharma tipped to be working president of Himachal BJP
SHIMLA A day after Rajeev Bindal stepped down as the Himachal Pradesh BJP chief, party sources said that the high command is likely to appoint former Naina Devi legislator Randhir Sharma as working president till a new leader is elected. The sources said the working president could be appointed in a day or two. Sharma belongs to Bilaspur, the home district of BJP national president JP Nadda, and was in the race for the post in January also but the party favoured Bindal, who went on to serve as state unit chief for four months. The sources said that eventually the state party chief’s post may go to Kangra district and bigger changes were likely in the Himachal unit. However, in this entire episode, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has strengthened his position. Bindal, 56, had in a video message posted on social media, cited moral grounds for quitting the post on Wednesday after his name was indirectly dragged into a corruption case involving the state health department.
WILL COME BACK STRONGER THAN EVER, SAYS BINDAL
A day after stepping down as Himachal Pradesh BJP chief, Nahan legislator Rajeev Bindal said that he will come back stronger than ever. Hinting at a conspiracy against him, Bindal said, “Some people are polluting the political atmosphere for personal interests and others are joining just for petty gains.”
RESIGNATION TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM SCAM , CLAIMS VIRBHADRA
Senior Congress leader and former CM Virbhadra Singh on Thursday said Rajeev Bindal’s resignation as state BJP president is a bid to divert public attention from the scam and infighting in his party.