BJP appoints point men for 3 Assembly bypoll

The BJP has entrusted the overall responsibility of the three Assembly byelections in Nalagarh, Hamirpur and Dehra to its top leaders. State BJP president Rajeev Bindal has entrusted the responsibility of the Nalagarh segment to Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur and of the Hamirpur constituency to former Union Minister and incumbent MP Anurag Thakur.

Bindal would be the overall in-charge of the Dehra segment in Kangra where Kamlesh Thakur, wife of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, is the Congress candidate.

The BJP has already appointed the in-charge and the co-incharge for the byelections and the fresh responsibilities given to top leaders shows that it is taking the byelections very seriously. The stakes are high for both ruling Congress and BJP in the three bypoll, voting for which will be held on July 10.