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BJP MLA from Nahan, Rajiv Bindal to be new Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker
•Five time MLA Rajiv Bindal would be the next Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, state BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti said on Wednesday.
In Himachal Pradesh Assembly assets of re-elected MLAs grew by roughly 79%; 52 are crorepatis
•A total of 22 MLAs have declared criminal cases against them in Himachal Pradesh, while there are 52 crorepatis among the elected representatives in 2017 polls, says a report.
Ahead of Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, Congress shows the door to seven rebel leaders
•The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Saturday expelled seven leaders for announcing to contest against its official candidates in the upcoming Assembly polls, according to a party statement.
Dinesh Chaudhary quits Congress in Himachal Pradesh to join BJP, says party did nothing to protect his family legacy
•A day after Chetan Parmar, the grandson of Himachal Pradesh's first chief minister YS Parmar, quit the Congress and joined the BJP, the ruling party in the state received another jolt on Friday when eminent Rajput leader Dinesh Chaudhary parted ways with it to join the saffron camp.
Supreme Court allows Centre to pull troops from Darjeeling, Kalimpong for election duties in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh
•The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Centre to withdraw seven of the 15 companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from strife-torn Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal for being used for election duties in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
Exit polls on Himachal, Gujarat election only after 14 December evening, says EC official
•People will have to wait till the evening of 14 December to know the outcome of the exit polls on Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly elections, a senior Election Commission functionary said on Thursday.
Centre to deploy 32,000 security personnel for Gujarat Assembly polls, 10,000 for Himachal Pradesh
•More than 32,000 personnel from the central armed forces such as the CRPF and the BSF, and around 55,000 from the state police are expected to be deployed for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections, an official said on Tuesday.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2017: Jitendra Singh-led panel to screen candidates for Congress
•The Congress on Friday set up a three-member screening committee headed by former MP Jitendra Singh to zero down on candidates for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly election.
Poll dates as it happened: EC says Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections planned such to ensure voting patterns remain unaffected in Gujarat
Fp Staff •The dates for the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are likely to be announced on Thursday.