Union Minister Anurag Thakur filed his nomination from Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat on Monday. He was also accompanied by senior BJP leader and his brother Indian Premier League president Arun Dhumal.
The senior BJP leader is trying to enter the Lok Sabha for the fifth time from Hamirpur seat of Himachal Pradesh.
Before filing his nomination, Thakur performed puja at the temple of Maa Avahadevi and addressed people at several places. Hundreds of party officials and local people welcomed him with garlands and extended good wishes.
On Saturday, Thakur had taken out a massive road show from his native village Sameerpur to Hamirpur, covering a distance of about 35 kilometers, along with thousands of his party workers and locals.
Congress has made former Una MLA Satpal Raizada its candidate against Anurag Thakur.
Voting for all four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh will be held on June 1, the last of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections. By-elections will be held on six assembly seats in the state, which fell vacant after the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs. Held together.
