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Himachal Congress dissolves party units in Solan, Kullu

Shimla: The Congress has dissolved its two district units in Himachal Pradesh on the ground of non-performance in the recent Assembly election. State Congress president Viplov Thakur dissolved Solan and Kullu units of the party for non-performance in Assembly poll, state party spokesman Kuldeep Rathore said on Tuesday.

Congress had drawn blank in the two districts losing all the five Assembly constituencies in Solan and three in Kullu. Among those who lost on Congress ticket from Solan was Prakash Chand Karad, son of cook of 10 Janpath, Padam Ram. The party has already dissolved its Shimla urban unit.

Mr. Rathore said the state party is contemplating to call a meeting of state executive in February for conducting post-mortem of the party defeat in the hill state.

Party in-charge of Himachal Pradesh, R K Dhawan would be invited for the meeting to review poll and plan future strategies, he added. Congress was humbled in the Assembly election by the BJP. While the saffron party secured a majority in the 68-member house by bagging 41 seats, the Congress got 23 seats. Owning moral responsibility for the defeat HPCC chief Viplov Thakur has already tendered her resignation but she has been asked to continue till new appointment. Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has been under attack from a section of the party leaders who blamed him for the poll defeat.- PTI

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