Shimla, April 23 -- Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said the Congress is contesting elections to save democracy in the state, stressing that the defection by its six MLAs will be a major issue in the polls.
Six Congress rebels, who were later disqualified and are now contesting on BJP ticket in the assembly bypolls, and three independents had voted in favour of the BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan in the Rajya Sabha elections held on February 27.
''Elections are being held, it is a festival of democracy and in Himachal Pradesh, we are contesting elections to save democracy. We are appealing to the general public why the leaders they elected for five years voted in favour of the BJP candidate in Rajya Sabha polls in 14 mo...