Defeat in bypolls has rattled CM and forest minister, says CM

Shimla, Jun 12 (UNI) Four senior leaders of Himachal Pradesh unit of the BJP today said its defeat in the Hamirpur Lok Sabha bypolls have rattled state Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and Forest Minister Ram Lal Thakur.

The Forest Minister's statement on use of money for garnering votes by the BJP party was a proof of that, ID Dhiman, Ravinder Ravi, Mahinder Singh and Rajiv Bindal said in a release here.

They said the state government, which was responsible for the problem, was only raking it up to gain public sympathy.

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