Setback to BJP, its former Himachal unit chief Khimi Ram joins Congress

AICC in-charge for Himachal Rajiv Shukla welcomed Khimi Ram into the Congress fold and said it is an indication of the winds blowing in the state.

New Delhi: In a huge setback to the BJP, its former Himachal Pradesh unit president Khimi Ram on Tuesday joined the Congress. Ram, a former minister and deputy speaker in the state, said that he takes pride in joining the party that helped the country attain freedom. "I am not joining the Congress out of any anger towards the BJP. I have taken a well-thought-out decision to take the Congress forward in Himachal Pradesh," Khimi Ram said.

Ram further said that he is confident that Congress will be able to form the government in the state as there is a lot of corruption, unemployment, inflation and pending employee issues including those related to the pension scheme.

भाजपा के पूर्व अध्यक्ष श्री खिमी राम जी कांग्रेस प्रभारी श्री @ShuklaRajiv जी की मौजूदगी में कांग्रेस पार्टी में शामिल हुए। pic.twitter.com/WnJelnYY0J — Himachal Congress (@INCHimachal) July 12, 2022

"We will bring these issues before the people of the state and help form the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh," he said. AICC in-charge for Himachal Rajiv Shukla welcomed him into the Congress fold and said it is an indication of the winds blowing in the state.

AICC Secretaries Sudhir Sharma and Tejinder Bittu were present on the occasion.