BJP may pick Nadda over Dhumal as Himachal CM candidate
October 15, 2017  10:28
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Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, met in New Delhi last night to finalise the party candidates for the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, scheduled to be held on November 9. 

The party's Central Election Committee deliberated on the names of probables to contest elections for the 68-seat assembly, for over two hours, and a list of candidates is likely to be announced on Sunday, a party leader said. 

Two-time chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who also attended the meeting, and Union minister J P Nadda, a member of the CEC, are being seen as the two most likely choices for the post of chief minister, with the latter being considered a favourite because of his clean image and proximity to the party's central leadership.  

However, the party has not yet named any chief ministerial candidate. The filing of nomination is scheduled to begin from October 16 and the process will conclude on October 23. 
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