Shimla, Dec. 12 -- BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda's meeting with Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri in Shimla on Friday evening has triggered fresh political speculation, coming just a day after Agnihotri's sharp remarks targeting officials and indirectly the state government during an event marking three years of the Congress administration in Mandi.

Nadda, who arrived in Shimla late Friday, also attended the BJP MLAs' meeting, drove to Agnihotri's official residence for what party sources described as a "courtesy visit." The sources said Nadda could not attend the Deputy CM's family wedding on November 22, and that the meeting was meant as a goodwill gesture. However, the timing, barely 24 hours after A...