Shimla, May 10 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken disciplinary action against workers who are contesting the panchayati raj and urban local body elections against the party's authorised candidates in the state.

In a statement from the state office, the BJP disciplinary committee announced that after reviewing complaints from various districts and mandals, it classified the reported actions as a grave act of indiscipline.

Based on the committee's recommendations, BJP state president Dr Rajiv Bindal took action in accordance with the party constitution against certain workers associated with the Dharamshala Municipal Corporation and the Nagar Parishad, Nahan, suspending their primary membership with immediate effect.

The actio...