Prem Kumar Dhumal

Prem Kumar Dhumal: 'Sukhu govt could have collapsed on its own ... BJP acted hastily ... Repeated bypolls not good'

July 10, 2024 11:19 am

"I was not aware that the BJP was going to induct the six rebels ... With time, parties change, leadership changes, and the working style of leaders also changes," says former Himachal Pradesh CM

Prem Kumar Dhumal: No comeback awaits two-time Himachal CM sidelined in BJP

October 20, 2022 10:24 pm

Dhumal was widely expected to contest from Sujanpur but the party instead fielded Captain (retired) Ranjeet Singh.

Newsmaker | Khimi Ram, former Himachal BJP chief, joins Congress in search of a second wind

July 13, 2022 6:58 am

Ram, a Dhumal loyalist, wants to contest Assembly polls later in the year from Banjar that he has represented twice.

Prem Kumar Dhumal junks reports of RSS working against him

January 07, 2018 3:31 am

Prem Kumar Dhumal’s defeat in the election from Sujanpur — a seat he contested for the first time, had surprised many.

Prem Kumar Dhumal trashes talks of RSS hand in his defeat

January 07, 2018 1:10 am

It’s absolutely unfair to raise fingers against pious organisations like RSS. Some forces known for their strong anti-RSS stance went-upon spreading false reports against the Sangh Pariwar," said Dhumal.

Himachal Pradesh: Bragta supporters meet Dhumal to lodge protest, Jaryal sympathisers fume too

December 28, 2017 1:14 am

Supporters of senior leader Narender Bragta meet Dhumal, while aides of Bikram Jaryal raise slogans against new Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur for missing out on Cabinet posts

Prem Kumar Dhumal opts out of Himachal CM race

December 24, 2017 3:25 am

“I had made it amply clear on the day of results that I was not in the CM race. To elect any person as CM is entirely the prerogative of the party’s central leadership,” Dhumal said

Confusion, chaos in Shimla: Dhumal, Jairam slogans give BJP observers a headache

December 23, 2017 7:52 am

Supporters of Prem Kumar Dhumal, the CM candidate who lost from Sujanpur after shifting from Hamirpur, are not prepared to give up their claim to power. Five-term MLA Jairam Thakur, on the other hand, has emerged front-runner for the post.

No word yet on Himachal CM pick, BJP observers return to Delhi

December 22, 2017 5:40 pm

Sloganeering in favour of Prem Kumar Dhumal and counter-slogans by those backing candidature Jairam Thakur was witnessed even as consultations were underway.

Jairam Thakur likely to be Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister; formal announcement on Friday

December 21, 2017 2:21 pm

Insiders said the party high command didn't want to send a wrong signal by choosing a leader who would have to contest a bypoll to become a CM as there were several four- and five-term MLAs

Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2017: BJP vs Congress is Dhumal vs Virbhadra

November 04, 2017 11:50 pm