Harsh Mahajan parted ways with Congress in September 2022.

In a major blow to the Congress party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Harsh Mahajan has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh by defeating rival candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

During the Rajya Sabha elections on Tuesday, both Mr Mahajan and Mr Singhvi got 34 votes each, however, the Election Commission later declared the BJP candidate the winner through a draw of lots.

Mr Mahajan has predicted that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is not going to last long as “BJP is going to form its government in the state soon”.

Who is Harsh Mahajan?

• Born in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, Shri Mahajan is the former Animal Husbandry Minister of the state. He is the son of former Himachal Assembly Speaker and former cabinet minister Des Raj Mahajan.
• He held the post of President of the State Youth Congress between 1986 and 1995.
• In 1993, he was elected MLA from Chamba seat for the first time on Congress ticket. He had defeated Kishori Lal of BJP.
• Mr Mahajan was again elected to the State Assembly in the 1998 and 2003 elections representing the Congress.
• However, Mr Mahajan parted ways with the Congress in September 2022 and joined the BJP ahead of the 2022 Himachal Pradesh elections.

“BJP is a game-changer. People are fed up with the Sukhu government. All good leaders are joining the BJP. This is the party of the future… Cross voting has happened. As of today, Congress has lost its majority.” State. This government is not going to last long,” Mr Mahajan told ANI.

#Watch , HP BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan, who won the Rajya Sabha elections, says, “BJP is going to form its government in the state. Some more Congress MLAs are in touch with us. I got calls from some of their MLAs and ministers… the situation is about to change. … pic.twitter.com/2aPmfIhOrU

– ANI (@ANI) 28 February 2024

“BJP is going to form its government in the state. Some more Congress MLAs are in touch with us. I got calls from some of their MLAs and ministers…The situation is going to change in the next few hours and you will see that BJP will soon form its government. Will make… Congress is not going to come to power here for the next 10-20 years.