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.

Written by Ashwani Sharma

Shimla | January 6, 2018 01:57 AM IST

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In a purported press release, Kataria said he resigned from the Ashok Gehlot cabinet in the wake of the Congress party's poor performance in the state in the Lok Sabha elections.

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.

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