Himachal Pradesh MLAs Take Legal Action Against Disqualification

Six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh were disqualified for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections. The state assembly Speaker, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, removed them from their MLA positions due to party defections. However, the disqualified MLAs have filed a challenge in the High Court against the Speaker’s decision.

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During the recent Rajya Sabha elections, six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh, namely Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetanya Sharma, and Devinder Kumar Bhutto, cross-voted for BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan. However, both the Congress and BJP candidates received an equal number of votes, leading to a tie. Ultimately, the BJP candidate won the toss. As a result of the disqualification of these MLAs, the Congress party’s strength in Himachal Pradesh decreased from 40 to 34 seats, while the opposition BJP now holds 25 seats.