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Though there appears to be no immediate threat to the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP is looking to bring down his dispensation with the June 1 bypoll wins amid a view that it may draw more legislators of the ruling party into its fold
Six rebel Congress MLAs -- Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetanya Sharma and Devinder Kumar Bhutto -- were disqualified on February 29 for defying a party whip to be present in the House and vote in favour of the Himachal Pradesh government during a cut motion and budget.
Nine former Himachal Pradesh MLAs, including six disqualified Congress legislators and three independents who resigned, joined the BJP on Saturday amid the continuing political crisis in the state.
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Those who joined the BJP are Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetanya Sharma and Devinder Kumar Bhutto -- all elected on a Congress ticket and disqualified on February 29 for defying a party whip to be present in the House and vote in favour of the state government during a cut motion and budget.