SHIMLA: Before finalising its candidates for the coming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, BJP on Sunday took the opinion of its workers on the probable winning candidates through secret ballot voting. For the first time such an exercise has been conducted by the party in the state. Voting was conducted by making district wise centres and the office bearers were asked to vote for the probable candidate having potential to win.
Secret ballot voting was conducted in all four Parliamentary constituencies of Shimla, Mandi, Hamirpur and Kangra covering all 68 assembly seats of state. The core group meeting of party is scheduled to be held in Delhi on Monday after which final decision on candidates is likely to be taken in the central parliamentary board meeting of party.