Premium
This is an archive article published on January 6, 2018

Mukesh Agnihotri is new CLP leader in Himachal Pradesh

55-year-old Mukesh Agnihotri, elected from Haroli, is a staunch loyalist of former CM Virbhadra Singh.

google-preferred-btn
Mukesh Agnihotri is new CLP leader in Himachal Pradesh Mukesh Agnihotri has also worked in The Indian Express group as a journalist, first in Shimla and later in Delhi. (Congress symbol)

Four-time MLA and former minister Mukesh Agnihotri will be the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in Himachal Pradesh. The 55-year-old Agnihotri, elected from Haroli, is a staunch loyalist of former CM Virbhadra Singh.

In the 68-member House, Congress has 21 MLAs.

The decision on the new CLP leader was taken by Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi after AICC general secretary Sushil Kumar Shinde and party’s observer Bala Sehab Thorat submitted their report.

Agnihotri has also worked in The Indian Express group as a journalist, first in Shimla and later in Delhi.

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Latest Comment
Post Comment
Read Comments
Advertisement
Loading Taboola...
Express shorts
Election Commission
EXCLUSIVE: EC brings in feature to check misuse of identity to seek voter list deletions
Political Pulse47 min ago

The Election Commission has launched a new 'e-sign' feature on its portal and app to prevent fraud. This comes after allegations of misuse of online voter deletion forms in Karnataka. The feature requires voters to verify their identity using their Aadhaar-linked phone numbers, reducing the possibility of fraud.

View all shorts
Live Blog
Top Stories
Election Commission
EC brings in feature to check misuse of identity to seek voter list deletions
Shah Rukh Khan launches son Aryan Khan as director and creator with The Ba***ds of Bollywood. (Photo: NetflixIndia/YouTube)
EntertainmentShah Rukh Khan perfects the formula for nepo launches with Ba***ds of Bollywood; the show would be lost in the streaming sea otherwise
pune traffic vs germany traffic
TrendingStuck in Pune traffic, man compares Indian and German drivers, sparks civic sense debate: ‘We are 200 years behind foreign countries’
Shreyas Iyer was named as the India A captain for the red-ball matches against Australia A. (PTI)
SportsShreyas Iyer writes to BCCI, wants break from red-ball cricket
The world is following the China model
OpinionThe world is following the China model
Advertisement