Apart from Shanta Kumar, no Brahmin leader has become the Chief Minister in Himachal Pradesh. Shanta Kumar became the Chief Minister twice but he could not complete his five year term even once. This time everyone’s eyes are on Mukesh Agnihotri.
Mukesh Agnihotri is the only Brahmin CM candidate in Himachal.
Himachal in congress Chief Minister There are more than half a dozen contenders for the post, but four-time legislator and leader of the opposition Mukesh Agnihotri The claim of is believed to be the strongest. Apart from Shanta Kumar, no Brahmin leader has become the Chief Minister in the state. Shanta Kumar became the Chief Minister twice but he could not complete his five year term even once. All the rest who have reached the top of power in Himachal so far, all those faces have been Rajput. In such a situation, if Mukesh Agnihotri is able to win his seat and the Congress high command makes him the Chief Minister, then he will be the second Brahmin CM of the state.
Political style different from Shanta Kumar
Mukesh Agnihotri’s style of politics is completely different from Shanta Kumar. Shanta Kumar was a leader who stuck to his principles and rarely compromised, but Mukesh Agnihotri is a leader who believes in practical politics. He has been a journalist before and is well versed with political strategies. Till now he has been moving forward under the umbrella of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, but now after the death of Virbhadra Singh, he has to move forward on his own.
The only Brahmin claimant among Rajput claimants
Barring Mukesh Agnihotri in the State Congress, all other contenders for the post of Chief Minister are Rajputs. Be it Kaul Singh Thakur on the basis of seniority or Sukhwinder Sukhu or Ramlal Thakur who is close to the high command. Apart from these, Asha Kumari and State Congress President Pratibha Singh are also women among the women contenders, but they are also from the Rajput family. Although not even once has a woman CM been elected, but this time the prospects are looking different.
Pandit Sukhram and Anand Sharma had failed
Pandit Sukhram from Mandi tried several times to become the Chief Minister, but he never succeeded. In 1993, the then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao sent him from Delhi to form the government in the state, but the Rajput leaders rallied. Despite getting the green signal from the high command, he was not allowed to become the CM and Virbhadra Singh got the CM’s chair. Not only this, Union Minister Anand Sharma also kept an eye on the post of Chief Minister, but he was not allowed to enter Himachal politics. He is also one of the strong contenders for the post of Chief Minister in Congress.
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