SHIMLA: The ruling BJP is set to make a clean sweep in
Himachal Pradesh, as its candidates are leading with over 3.23 lakh votes on each of the four
Lok Sabha seats - Mandi, Kangra, Hamirpur and
Shimla, a state election officer said.
In Kangra, BJP candidate
Kishan Kapoor is leading by 4.66 lakh votes over Congress' Pawan Kajal.
In 2014, former chief minister Shanta Kumar had won the seat. But this time BJP dropped the veteran leader and gave ticket to its state Cabinet minister Kishan Kapoor.
Sitting BJP MP
Anurag Thakur is leading by 3.84 lakh votes in Hamirpur over his nearest rival Ram Lal Thakur of the Congress.
In Shimla, BJP's Suresh Kashyap is leading by 3.23 lakh votes over Col Dr Dhani Ram Shandil of the Congress.
In 2014,
Virender Kashyap of the BJP had won the seat, but this time the party fielded Pachhad MLA Suresh Kashyap in his place.
In Mandi, sitting BJP MP
Ram Swaroop Sharma is leading by over 3.96 lakh votes over his nearest rival Aashray Sharma of the Congress.
In 2014 too the BJP had a clean sweep in the hill state.