Setback for top leaders in Himachal Zila Parishad poll
The results of 239 zila parishad wards are still pouring in as the counting is continuing, but it is evident that in many places top leaders of the BJP and the Congress have suffered a setback. In the Seraj Assembly constituency of the Chief Minister, the BJP could win two of the four wards, while an Independent candidate and a CPM nominee won one ward each. The results declared so far indicate that the Congress has done better in old Himachal, which includes Shimla and Sirmaur, while the BJP has performed better in lower Himachal such as Una. In Kangra, which has 53 ZP wards, the BJP has bag...