Overview

• Supporters of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh traded slogans for about 10 minutes at Rajiv Bhawan in Shimla during a mobilisation meeting for the 'Vote Chor' campaign.
• Congress in-charge Rajni Patil was present as AICC co-incharge Chetan Chauhan intervened, and PCC chief Pratibha Singh briefly paused her address before proceedings resumed.
• Senior leaders including Sukhu, Pratibha Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, and Patil attended the strategy session tied to Rahul Gandhi’s nationwide drive on alleged 2024 poll irregularities.
• The display of rival camps highlighted ongoing organisational uncertainty after the Pradesh Congress Committee was dissolved on November 6 last year, with reports of competing pitches for the next state chief.
• Large crowds near the party office clogged Shimla’s Circular Road, and Hindustan Times reported journalists walked out after a local MLA told them the event was not for the media.