Shimla, July 1 -- The incumbent president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Himachal Pradesh, Rajeev Bindal, 70, likely to be announced as president of the state unit on Tuesday as he is the only candidate in the fray.

Bindal will be elected as state president for the third time and the announcement is likely to be made on Tuesday. The election process to the post of the new BJP president of Himachal was held on Monday at BJP headquarters, in which only one nomination of Bindal was received during the nomination process held on Monday at BJP headquarters. Because of only one nomination, his name for the president has been elected unopposed.

The announcement regarding the same will be made by Union minister of state Dr Jitendra Singh in Pe...