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CM Jai Ram gains strength

Positive poll results have strengthen then was Congress incharge in the as a victory of masses and of Modi, the
the position of chief minister Jai Ram Saraj mandal. After assembly elec- leader of masses. ‘’This election have
Thakur in the state BJP. There was a tions BJP also made Anil Sharma changed the discourse of the Indian
big challenge in front of him to retain minister in the Jai Ram government politics. This is victory of the masses of
all four seats of the state which party in 2017. the country as our PM Modiji said in
had won in 2014 lok sabha elections. Sukh Ram, however returned to the election campaign that this elec-
However, the Modi wave helped BJP the Congress fold just before the nom- tion is between people of the country
in sweaping the results. BJP also suc- inations for the Lok Sabha polls 2019 and gathbandhan parties,’’ added Jai
ceeded in bagging the Mandi seat, and also managed Congress ticket Ram Thakur. He said the victory of the
home constituency of the chief min- for his grandson Ashrey. However BJP lead government at the centre will
ister as he belongs to the Saraj area this election proved as political dis- help us (state) in getting better budget
which falls in Mandi district. aster for Sukh Ram family as his son and schemes and projects for the
BJP had won all 10 seats in Mandi Anil Sharma was forced by the BJP to state. ‘’Already the outgoing Modi gov-
district in 2017 assembly elections af- quit as minister just after his son got ernment had given the state a number
ter tall leader Sukh Ram had joined the Congress ticket and later Ashrey of road and other projects and enough
the BJP alongwith his minister son (in got humiliating defeat in Lok Sabha budget to run the schemes which
Virbhadra Singh govt) Anil Sharma election. were almost defunct during previous
and grandson Ashrey Sharma, who CM Jai Ram himself described it Congress government,’’ added the CM.

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