Himachal Bypolls: CM Sukhu's wife Kamlesh wins Dehra seat

Kamlesh Thakur won the Dehra seat by over 9000 votes against BJP's Hoshiyar Singh. Congress' Hardeep Singh Bawa led in Nalagarh, and BJP's Ashish Sharma led Hamirpur. Resignations of Independent legislators resulted in vacant seats, accepted June 3. Their support in Rajya Sabha preceded resignations. BJP fielded ex-MLAs, not affecting Congress' majority.