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Former CM prem kumar dhumal on Wednesday added to the ongoing controversy in the BJP.An aide of Dhumal, former minister Ravinder Ravi, has not been included in the election campaign.

In a shock upset for the BJP, its chief minister candidate in Himachal Pradesh, prem kumar dhumal, was defeated despite his party coasting to a comfortable win overall.

Brushing aside the allegations that former chief minister prem kumar dhumal has been neglected by his own state government, chief minister Jai Thakur along with his almost entire cabinet attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Dhumal at Hamirpur on Monday.

They said that the building was demolished without following any norms merely on directions of Dhumal, who should now admit his involvement and resign from BJP party leadership.

Leader of opposition prem kumar dhumal on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi to discuss the current political situation in Himachal Pradesh.

Amid speculations that Vigilance Bureau team once again has left for Punjab to gather information about his alleged properties there, former chief minister prem kumar dhumal has attacked chief minister Virbhadra Singh for spreading false rumour about his properties in Punjab by misusing the Vigilance Bureau. Dhumal said that whenever Virbhadra Singh was called for questioning in Delhi, issue of his alleged property in Punjab was raised.

Chief minister prem kumar dhumal, who was on a foundation laying spree in the Sulah constituency on Saturday, had met BJP vice president Shanta Kumar at his residence over breakfast and held a closed-door meet.

Chief minister prem kumar dhumal has asked the human resource development (HRD) ministry for extending the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) @School scheme to middle schools.

Himachal Pradesh ex-chief minister and BJP leader prem kumar dhumal on Monday got regular bail for alleged wrongdoing in allotment of land to the state's cricket association during his previous tenure.

The Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday suspended a Shimla court order summoning BJP leader prem kumar dhumal in a case of alleged misuse of position when he was the chief minister in 2007.

Talking to The Times of India, Dhumal said that a decision about new districts would be soon taken."Wishes of the people would be taken into account before any decision is taken," he added.

On the last day of monsoon session of the Assembly, Opposition Congress staged another walkout over the issue of lathicharge and use of tear gas shells and water canons on party leaders and activists during Wednesday's rally in Shimla.

A week's notice was given to company officials around two days back at a meeting between company officials and LADC chairman and Kinnaur MLA Jagat Singh Negi.

Taking offense to reported remarks made by chief minister prem kumar dhumal, opposition Congress members protested in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday by shouting slogans and attempting to disrupt the day’s proceedings.

Chief minister prem kumar dhumal described the railway budget proposals for the financial year 2011-12, placed in Lok Sabha by Union railways minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday as disappointing and contrary to the expectations and aspirations of the hill state.

Chief minister prem kumar dhumal on Friday claimed that there was only incidental loss to the state government, if any, because of trees dying in forests due to climatic, physiological and edaphic factors.

Chief Minister prem kumar dhumal on Monday turned down the opposition demand for a judicial probe in the recent violence at Paonta Sahib in which three persons were killed.

While chief minister Virbhadra Singh is claiming to make the properties owned by former chief minister prem kumar dhumal and his family public, the latter on Sunday said that when he filed a RTI application seeking details of information collected by government on his properties, he was told that the information cannot be provided.

A week after the Congress alleged a Rs 100-crore scam by the BJP involving the Dharamshala cricket stadium, former Himachal Pradesh chief minister prem kumar dhumal has now written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a CBI probe into assets of his own colleague Shanta Kumar as well as incumbent Congress chief minister Virbhadra Singh.

On the issue of state debt, opposition leader prem kumar dhumal has accused chief minister Virbhadra Singh of misleading people of Himachal Pradesh by projecting wrong figures.

CM prem kumar dhumal said on Thursday that the state government would be proposing an annual plan of Rs 3,300 crore for the financial year 2011-12 which would help it ensure speedy and uniform development of the state.

Himachal Pradesh Excise Bill 2009, which was passed in the assembly on December 16, 2009, was withdrawn on Tuesday in view of some observations made by the President's office.

BJP's P K Dhumal has raised concerns that illegal mining in Una district of Himachal is affecting the Swan river channelisation project. The former chief minister raised the issue during his visit to the hill town on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh said that cases filed against former chief minister prem kumar dhumal and his MP son Anurag Thakur are solid and they have substantial proof.

In a major setback to the Congress government, the Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday quashed the FIR registered against former chief minister prem kumar dhumal and others on the issue of giving re-employment to the then DIG A N Sharma.

The railway budget has left the residents of Himachal Pradesh feeling cheated as not a single announcement has been made for the hill state.

Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday quashed the FIR registered against former CM prem kumar dhumal and other accused on the issue of giving re-employment to the then DIG A N Sharma.

The state executive of BJP will hold a two-day convention in Solan to devise a fresh strategy to step up attack on Congress government, especially after the formation of NDA government at the Centre.

But till date, HIMUDA has not been able to start the allotment process as sites have not been finalized, leading to resentment among applicants.

Heated arguments and scuffles during question hour marred the assembly proceedings on the third day of its session on Tuesday. The high drama was enough to force speaker Tulsi Ram to adjourn the House for the day.