THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Shimla, June 12: Six newly elected legislators were sworn in as members of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday.
The newly elected MLAs are Anuradha Rana, Rakesh Kalia, Ranjit Singh, and Vivek Sharma from Congress, along with Sudhir Sharma and ID Lakhanpal from the BJP.
The Congress secured four out of six seats in the assembly by-elections, while the BJP won two seats.
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By-elections for the six assembly segments of Dharamshala, Gagret, Kutlehar, Sujanpur, Barsar, and Lahaul Spiti were conducted alongside the parliamentary elections on June 1.
Three of the six newly elected legislators, namely Ranjit Singh (Sujanpur), Vivek Sharma (Kutlehar), and Anuradha Rana (Lahaul and Spiti), are newcomers to the assembly.
For the Congress, winning the by-election was crucial for ensuring stability in the government, as it now holds 38 MLAs in the 65-member Assembly.