Hours after resigning as Himachal BJP president, Suresh Kashyap admitted to Delhi hospital as sugar level drops

Shimla, April 21

Ahead of the Shimla Municipal Corporation polls, Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Suresh Kashyap has handed over his resignation to the party’s national president BJP Nadda.

Even as his term was coming to an end, BJP state president Suresh Kshyap submitted his resignation, citing “personal reasons”.

However, the resignation of Kashyap when the Shimla Municipal Corporations polls are due on May 2, next month, the development has come as a surprise.

Sources said Kashyap is likely to continue till further appointment, which could be delayed as state BJP chief’s of some states are likely to be appointed together.

Kashyap, who was appointed as the chief of the BJP’s Himachal Pradesh unit on July 22, 2020, following the resignation of Rajeev Bindal, had a lacklustre tenure. The party suffered defeat in the bypolls to the Mandi Lok Sabha seat and in Arki, Fatehpur and Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituencies in November 2021. It also lost the Assembly polls held in December 2022.

A two-time MLA from Pachhad, Kashyap was also elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019.

The BJP is likely to reorganise its organisational structure in the state soon.

The names doing the rounds for the new party chief include Una MLA Satpal Singh Satti, former Speaker and Sulah MLA Vipin Parmar, Naina Devi MLA Randhir Sharma and former Nahan MLA Rajiv Bindal. The other choice for the post could also be Rajya Sabha MP’s Sikandar Kumar and Indu Goswami, especially in view of the Lok Sabha polls due next year.

Kashyap’s sugar level drops; admitted to hospital  

Suresh Kashyap was on Thursday admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi after a sudden deterioration of his health. According to BJP sources, he got ill after a sudden drop in his sugar level. This was hours after he reportedly submitted his resignation as BJP Himachal chief to Nadda. 

Earlier, the Vice President of SC morcha of BJP HP, Gaurav Kashyap took to Facebook and updated about Kashyap’s health.