Do the tea leaves spell victory? Shimla chai vendor and BJP candidate Sanjay Sood would hope so

By PTI

SHIMLA: For 30 years he has made tea for purchasers in his store close to a bus cease right here, waking up at daybreak and dealing late into the night.

Now, Sanjay Sood is testing the political waters because the BJP’s candidate from Shimla Urban seat. Will a studying of the tea leaves foretell victory? Sood would definitely hope so.

“I have worked hard,” mentioned Sood, who served because the BJP’s Shimla district president and the treasurer of its state unit up to now.

He exuded confidence that the BJP will retain energy in Himachal Pradesh on the idea of growth work carried out by the social gathering within the state.

Shimla district contains eight meeting seats — Shimla (Urban), Shimla (Rural), Chaupal, Jubbal Kotkhai, Kasumpti, Rampur, Rohru and Theog.

Though Sood was busy campaigning for the previous few weeks, he took day trip to serve sizzling cuppas to many BJP leaders, together with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who dropped by his tea store.

A complete of seven candidates are within the fray together with Harish Janartha of the Congress, Tikender Singh Panwar of the CPI(M) and Chaman Rakesh of the AAP.

During his ballot marketing campaign, Janartha had focused the BJP over what he mentioned have been hole claims of growth.

“At most places, there are parking issues, there is a problem of traffic jams. Shimla is a tourist destination which sees heavy footfall every day, so traffic should be managed accordingly. There are issues related to water. When the Congress comes to power, we will formulate a plan which will be executed ward-wise,” he mentioned.

Many small distributors like Sood hope that the brand new authorities will deal with their issues, which vary from excessive rubbish assortment charges to the shortage of employment throughout the harsh winter interval.

Sanjay Sood, who runs a tea store in Shimla, filed his nomination as a BJP candidate from Shimla Urban seat within the Himachal Pradesh elections

Sood replaces BJP minister Suresh Bhardwaj, who has contested from the Shimla Urban seat 4 occasions. pic.twitter.com/Hf9aDe0xg4

— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2022

Dileep Gupta, who runs a grocery store right here, mentioned the federal government ought to decrease the rubbish assortment and energy charges for small shopkeepers like him.

Amar Singh, a ‘pani puri’ vendor mentioned, “As the harsh winter period is approaching, I will have to suspend work for about two months as very few customers turn up. The government should come up with a way to extend help to people like me during this period.”

Elections to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly can be held on November 12 and the outcomes can be out on December 8.

SHIMLA: For 30 years he has made tea for purchasers in his store close to a bus cease right here, waking up at daybreak and dealing late into the night.

Now, Sanjay Sood is testing the political waters because the BJP’s candidate from Shimla Urban seat. Will a studying of the tea leaves foretell victory? Sood would definitely hope so.

“I have worked hard,” mentioned Sood, who served because the BJP’s Shimla district president and the treasurer of its state unit up to now.

He exuded confidence that the BJP will retain energy in Himachal Pradesh on the idea of growth work carried out by the social gathering within the state.

Shimla district contains eight meeting seats — Shimla (Urban), Shimla (Rural), Chaupal, Jubbal Kotkhai, Kasumpti, Rampur, Rohru and Theog.

Though Sood was busy campaigning for the previous few weeks, he took day trip to serve sizzling cuppas to many BJP leaders, together with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who dropped by his tea store.

A complete of seven candidates are within the fray together with Harish Janartha of the Congress, Tikender Singh Panwar of the CPI(M) and Chaman Rakesh of the AAP.

During his ballot marketing campaign, Janartha had focused the BJP over what he mentioned have been hole claims of growth.

“At most places, there are parking issues, there is a problem of traffic jams. Shimla is a tourist destination which sees heavy footfall every day, so traffic should be managed accordingly. There are issues related to water. When the Congress comes to power, we will formulate a plan which will be executed ward-wise,” he mentioned.

Many small distributors like Sood hope that the brand new authorities will deal with their issues, which vary from excessive rubbish assortment charges to the shortage of employment throughout the harsh winter interval.

Sanjay Sood, who runs a tea store in Shimla, filed his nomination as a BJP candidate from Shimla Urban seat within the Himachal Pradesh elections
Sood replaces BJP minister Suresh Bhardwaj, who has contested from the Shimla Urban seat 4 occasions. pic.twitter.com/Hf9aDe0xg4
— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2022
Dileep Gupta, who runs a grocery store right here, mentioned the federal government ought to decrease the rubbish assortment and energy charges for small shopkeepers like him.

Amar Singh, a ‘pani puri’ vendor mentioned, “As the harsh winter period is approaching, I will have to suspend work for about two months as very few customers turn up. The government should come up with a way to extend help to people like me during this period.”

Elections to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly can be held on November 12 and the outcomes can be out on December 8.