I have had a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda. Has the national leadership of the BJP sought any explanation from you over the defeat? I am confident that such a decision would help the party to be strong and robust in its democratic character in the future. In dynasty politics, the family members will keep getting promoted. If we promote dynasty politics, hundreds of deserving people will be sidelined. A party like BJP is here today with the hard work of workers. Do you think there should be some exception to this? You have mentioned that the central leadership’s decision not to field a late MLA’s son led to him denting the BJP’s prospects. We will sit and discuss the various reasons internally and make decisions for the future. It’s also a fact that the party in power doesn’t always win the by-elections. The rank-and-file supported him, not the party’s official candidate. He contested independently but took the entire party machinery with him. When the central leadership took a principled decision not to field the close relatives of leaders, he didn’t get a ticket. In Jubbal- Kotkhai, where the BJP fared very poorly, the son of the late MLA was expected to contest and the local party was keen on it. The area that was part of his erstwhile kingdom gave her the lead. Congress sought votes in his name and Pratibha Singh got the sympathy votes in Mandi.

Besides, some of them also lie in the erstwhile kingdom of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. But a large part of these constituencies - Mandi (lok Sabha), Arki, Fatehpur and Jubbal-Kotkhai (Assembly seats) - are traditional Congress seats.

We will definitely have internal discussions, introspection and would take the necessary steps to overcome the losses. The bye-election results were not as expected. You faced a humiliating rout in the recent by-elections.

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