Vishal Nehria

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Vishal Nehria (born 20 July 1988) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Dharamshala constituency in the 2019 by election as a member of the BJP as the then-incumbent member of the constituency, Kishan Kapoor, got elected to the Parliament of India. [1] [2] [3]

Political career

Nehria was part of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of BJP, and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu-nationalist organization that is affiliated with BJP. Nehria joined BJP in 2014 and also held positions in state's Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha from time to time thereafter.[ citation needed ] He got elected to the State Legislative Assembly for the first time in by-election on 24 October 2019. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-dravid-on-report-claiming-hell-attend-bjp-event-incorrect-2961388 |access-date=11 May 2022

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