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Congress leads over BJP in Himachal
Thursday December 20, 2012 10:38:00 AM,
IANS
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Shimla: The Congress forged
ahead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal
Pradesh Thursday as officials counted tens of thousands of votes
polled in last month's state election.
After two hours of vote count that began at 8 a.m., the BJP was
trailing the Congress.
BJP candidates seemed to be on the winning track in 23
constituencies compared to 37 of the Congress. Trends were
available for 65 of the state's 68 constituencies.
But pundits said the race to control the 68-member assembly was
still open. No result had been declared yet.
Congress veteran and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh was
confident his party would oust the BJP.
"We are very confident of forming a government," he told the
media.
BJP Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal was initially supremely
confident of retaining power but then gave a cautious comment: "We
did our best, and let us see who will form the government."
Among the political veterans who were trailing were seven-time
legislator Vidya Stokes of the Congress and former Congress state
chief Kaul Singh.
BJP state leader Satpal Satti was also trailing, officials said.
The fate of 459 candidates, including 106 independents, will be
decided during the day.
Nearly 74 percent of the 4.6 million electors exercised their
franchise Nov 4. It was an all-time record for assembly polls in
the hill state.
The Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP), formed under the leadership of
BJP rebel and four-time former MP Maheshwar Singh, and the CPI-M
are giving a tough fight to both main political parties on more
than five seats.
In 2007, the BJP won 41 seats, the Congress 23, the Bahujan Samaj
Party one and independents three. The BSP legislator later joined
the BJP.
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