But Chief Minister's Kangra visit was apparently necessitated after discord within the party. However, the opposition alleged he had flouted social distancing norms on his visit. Ahead of the cabinet expansion, the district witnessed a political storm. Former minister Ramesh Dhawala, a sitting MLA from Jawalamukhi, launched an attack against party's organising secretary Pawan Rana, accusing him of interfering in his affairs and exceeding boundaries of his organisational job. Dhawala had gone to the extent of asking the party to divest Rana of his party charge. Most MLAs from Kangra, who included Rakesh Pathania, a young Rajput leader, now inducted in the cabinet, came to the rescue of Rana. But Dhawala, too, refused to budge. The crisis would about to spilled over if it were not for the Chief Minister inviting Dhawale and pacifying his heated tempers.