BJP won the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections with 44 seats and the Congress trailed behind with 21. Incidentally, the CPI(M) opened its account bagging one seat, while another Independent managed to grab one seat in the 68-member Assembly.
- The BJP has won 44 seats in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly, while the Congress has won 21
- Incumbent Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh won from Arki constituency
- BJP’s CM face PK Dhumal conceded defeat from Sujanpur constituency
- Congress’ Vikramaditya Singh, son of Virbhadra Singh, won from Shimla Rural constituency
HP BJP Chief Satpal Singh Satti Defeated
Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti lost out to Congress’ Satpal Singh Raizada in the Una constituency by a margin of 3,196 votes.
Nirmala Sitharaman & Narenda Tomar to Hold Discussions About Leadership in HP
With the BJP recording a thumping victory in Himachal Pradesh, all eyes are on the next rung of leadership in the state.
Speaking about this, JP Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Rajya Sabha member from Himachal Pradesh, said that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Tomar will be going to the state to hold discussions about the leadership there.
Modi's Magic Didn't Work in These Elections, It Was Modi's Money: Virbhadra Singh
Despite his party’s (Congress) big loss in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the incumbent CM Virbhadra Singh took a dig at the BJP saying how the latter’s CM candidate PK Dhumal and state president Satpal Singh Satti lost out, and how it was Modi’s money which worked in the elections and not Modi’s magic.