Jai Ram Thakur

Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur, on Sunday, paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, recalling his immense contribution to the country and to Himachal Pradesh

Taking a swipe at Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Patwari referred to him as “Bhoomivid”

Thakur was speaking after newly elected Zila Parishad member Khush Vikram Sen, who won the Chamyana ward seat by a record margin, called on him along with BJP workers in Shimla

Himachal Minister of Horticulture, Jagat Singh Negi, on Thursday congratulated all newly elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and urged them to work collectively for the development of their villages, while accusing the BJP of attempting to politicise non-party-based local body elections

The BJP retained the Mandi Municipal Corporation and wrested the Dharamshala and Solan Municipal Corporations from Congress

The BJP retained the Mandi Municipal Corporation and wrested the Dharamshala and Solan Municipal Corporations from Congress

In a setback to the Congress in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party won Mandi, Dharamshala and Solan municipal corporation elections, while the ruling party managed to retain its mandate in the Palampur civic body

In 2024, the BJP won 78 of the 147 seats in the state assembly and formed the government in Odisha for the first time, removing the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) from power after 24 years

The meeting is being viewed as significant for the Congress party’s upcoming social and political strategy

The proverb “success has many fathers, failure has none” rings true for the ongoing political claims in Himachal Pradesh following the results of the 47 urban local body (ULB) elections

Ministers were asked to provide details regarding their performance in their respective departments and their visits to the districts assigned to them

Between September 2023 and April 2026, the same Parliament voted on the same 33% -- and produced two entirely different outcomes

Congress MP P Chidambaram has termed the proposed delimitation bill 'mischievous and diabolical'

Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and chief minister Hemant Soren paid tributes to Bharat Ratna Bhimrao Ambedkar on Tuesday, garlanding his statue at Ambedkar Chowk here on the occasion of his birth anniversary

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Chauhan accused the BJP of lowering the level of political discourse

A 4-year-old girl was found dead under a parked car in Ghaziabad’s Shalimar Garden on April 11

A 19-year-old college student was brutally murdered on Monday morning in the Sarkaghat sub division of Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district

The BJP's Shimla unit protested the Congress-led HP government over alleged mismanagement and unfulfilled promises, planning statewide agitations

Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving financial assistance of Rs 3,920 crore to the state under the 'Pride of Hills' scheme

Consumers receiving excessively high bills may lodge a complaint with the concerned divisional office

Former Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur met PM Modi in Delhi to discuss state issues

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday strongly opposed the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes a levy in the form of a "widow and orphan cess", with Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur launching a scathing attack on the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government and terming its budget as "a bundle of lies designed to mislead the state"

Slashing the budget size by ₹3,586 crore—down from last year’s ₹58,514 crore to ₹54,928 crore—the CM termed the move a testament to his government’s “himmat (courage)” to tackle a mounting debt trap left by the previous BJP regime

Chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu lashed out at the predecessor Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state accusing them for not taking timely action on the drug menace

War of words erupted between chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur over “wasteful expenditure on construction of building worth ₹1 crore that are lying vacant”, during the motion of thanks on governor’s address

War of words erupted between chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur over “wasteful expenditure on construction of building worth ₹1 crore that are lying vacant”, during the motion of thanks on governor’s address

CM Sukhu Pledges 'Direct Action' Against Corruption

The situation escalated quickly, with several legislators rising in protest, calling the remark unacceptable and demanding strict action

Himachal CM Sukhu announced full salary for nurses in higher education and the recruitment of 80 Assistant Professors

The BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are locked in an intense political battle ahead of the Assembly elections in the state

Tripura CM Manik Saha, addressing a Paribartan Yatra in Bardhaman, called for the ouster of the Trinamool government

Political tensions escalated in Himachal Pradesh on Monday ahead of the Budget Session of the State Assembly, as leaders from the ruling Congress and opposition BJP traded barbs over the agenda and the issue of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG)

This move aligns with AAP’s earlier manifesto promise of appointing a Deputy CM from the Dalit community if voted to power

Ahead of the two-day planning meetings on MLAs' development priorities for the financial year 2026-27, which begin on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from the opposition reached Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum to Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, protesting the alleged non-release of MLAs' Constituency Development Fund (MLACDF), withholding of discretionary grants, and delays in processing development priorities submitted by opposition legislators

Congress MLA Harish Janartha slammed the Union Budget as disappointing for Himachal Pradesh