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Himachal Pradesh Governor A.D. Vrat administers the oath to Jairam Thakur as he takes charge as Chief Minister in Shimla on Wednesday.

Himachal Pradesh 2017

Jairam Thakur takes oath as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister

Kanwar Yogendra Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, veteran party leader L.K. Advani, senior Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, Chief Ministers of many BJP-ruled States and several party leaders were present on the occasion.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File photo

Himachal Pradesh 2017

BJP may pick an MLA as new Himachal CM

PTI The name is likely to be announced on Friday.

Prem Kumar Dhumal

Himachal Pradesh 2017

Though defeated, Dhumal in contention

Kanwar Yogendra Several newly elected MLAs cast their lot with him, ready to vacate their seats for him to contest

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Virbhadra Singh.

Virbhadra submits resignation

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BJP workers and supporters celebrate party’s success in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh State Assembly elections, outside the BJP headquarter, in New Delhi on Monday.

Analysis: How BJP got back Himachal Pradesh

Harish K. Thakur

No surprise in the hills: on Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections

Prem Kumar Dhumal

CM-designate Dhumal loses in Sujanpur

Vikas Pathak Kanwar Yogendra

Political partyy workers assemble outside a counting centre at Chamba, on Monday.

CPI (M) wins Theog assembly seat in Himachal after 24 years

Sobhana K. Nair

Out in the field: Virbhadra Singh at a campaign rally in Palampur.

How Himachal Pradesh voted in 2012 and 2014

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BJP workers and supporters celebrate party’s success in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh State Assembly elections, outside the BJP headquarter, in New Delhi on Monday.

Himachal Pradesh results 2017 in maps: How the constituencies shifted from 2012 and 2014

Tracking Himachal’s record vote

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In the leader’s likeness: BJP supporters in Narendra Modi masks at an election rally in Palampur, about 100 km from Mandi, on Sunday.

Battle for Mandi: father, son and scam

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. File

Popularity tilted scales in Dhumal’s favour

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Himachal Pradesh 2017

Jairam Thakur’s innings begin in hill State

Jairam Thakur vows to end ‘VIP culture’

Jairam Thakur to take oath as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister on December 27

Nirmala Sitharaman

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BJP steps up efforts to name CMs for Gujarat, Himachal

Himachal Pradesh 2017

Though defeated, Dhumal in contention

Himachal Pradesh 2017

Virbhadra submits resignation

CM-designate Dhumal loses in Sujanpur, Himachal Pradesh

The results were not without upsets for both parties, with stalwarts tasting defeat.

No surprise in the hills: on Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections

As the BJP wins in Himachal Pradesh, it must respond to State-level issues raised in the campaign

Opposition spots chinks in BJP armour

Leaders laud Cong. performance, stress need for alternate vision for voters and opposition unity

How political leaders reacted to the Gujarat, Himachal election results

A look at leaders' reactions cutting across party lines on the Assembly polls results in the two States.

Tribal leader with most no. of criminal cases wins big

Candidates with criminal cases have by and large been rejected by the people in the Gujarat and Himachal Assembly elections. But one of the most

CPI (M) wins Theog assembly seat in Himachal after 24 years

Rakesh Singha of the CPI (M), wins the seat by a margin of 1,983 seats, pushing the Congress candidate to the third spot.

Video: BJP workers celebrate in Delhi following win in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

Nitish greets Modi, Shah on Gujarat, Himachal victories

The Congress aiming to defeat the BJP in Gujarat, ended up losing even in Himachal, says the Bihar CM

Analysis: how BJP got back Himachal Pradesh

The BJP’s Hindutva card had its ramifications in Gujarat, but not in Himachal.

Sitting Ministers win in Gujarat, lose in Himachal Pradesh

While most sitting Ministers in Gujarat retained their seats in the 2017 Assembly Elections, the polls in Himachal Pradesh saw Ministers routed by BJP

Himachal Pradesh results 2017 in maps: How the constituencies shifted from 2012 and 2014

Himachal Pradesh is set to continue its tradition of change in government after every elections and, going by the trends, this time it appears to be

How Himachal Pradesh voted in 2012 and 2014

The contest in Himachal Pradesh is limited largely to the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, even though the Communist Party of India

First win declared by Election Commission in Himachal Pradesh

The first win has been declared in Kasumpti for Congress’ Anirudh Singh. He won by a margin of over 9397 votes against BJP’s Vijay Jyoti. In the 2012

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election results — counting ends as BJP seals majority with 44 seats

Grand victory for vikas, Narendra Modi; PM’s development agenda trumps casteism, dynasty and appeasement, says Amit Shah.

Rival camps bet big on win in Himachal

While Virbhadra is bullish on Congress prospects, BJP supporters have already started celebrations in some pockets

Counting in Gujarat, Himachal today

Acrimonious campaign seen as prestige contest for Modi

Counting of votes for Himachal elections on Monday

The hill state witnessed a record 75.28 per cent turnout and pollsters have predicted a BJP victory.

Exit polls are fake, manipulated, says Virbhadra Singh

Cadres blame senior leadership for factionalism in Cong.

Dhumal is man of the moment in Himachal Pradesh

BJP brims with confidence in H.P.

Exit polls predict saffron sweep across Gujarat, H.P.

Second phase of polling marred by row over PM’s roadshow

Himachal Pradesh to go to BJP, exit polls predict

The BJP is projected to win between 42 and 51 seats and the Congress between 16 and 24.

Will form govt. in Himachal: Congress

PCC chief says State disillusioned with the BJP and the Prime Minister who made fake promises

Tracking Himachal’s record vote

74.61% turnout registered on Thursday broke the 2003 record of 74.51%

297 EVMS hit snag in Himachal

Polls largely peaceful; isolated incidents of protest over glitch in some booths reported

Himachal Pradesh records 74% turnout

The percentage may be revised as final voting figures are yet to be tallied. Polling was still on in about 500 booths after 5 p.m.

Modi asks Himachal Pradesh electors to vote in record numbers

Voting began in the hill state, where the BJP and the ruling Congress are locked in a bitter contest for power.

As it happened | Himachal Pradesh records 74% turnout

This is the highest ever polling percentage in Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.

Survival versus approval: the Himachal Pradesh elections

It’s a two-way contest in Himachal Pradesh

EC allows Centre to release MGNREGA funds for Himachal, Gujarat

The Election Commission has allowed the Centre to release the second instalment of funds under the MGNREGA scheme for poll-bound Himachal Pradesh

Cash, illicit liquor seized ahead of polls

A total of ₹1.38 crore in cash, over six lakh litres of liquor and narcotics worth ₹12.86 crore have been seized by the Election Commission-appointed

Exit poll results banned till December 14

Exit poll results of the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat Assembly elections cannot be made public before December 14 evening, the Election Commission

Countdown begins for polling in Himachal Pradesh

Campaign ends, and demonstrations, slogan-shouting and public meetings banned till November 10; 983 booths categorised as sensitive and 399 as hyper-sensitive

CPI(M) rallies support in Theog, Shimla

Mohammad Salim and Subhashini Ali lead campaign

Candidate from Barsar dies, but polling to go on

Vinod Thakur, the Lok Gathbandhan Party candidate from Barsar in Hamirpur, died of a massive heart attack on Monday, while he was taking a bath in

Top BJP leaders fan out across the hill State

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday blamed the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh for not providing security to women

BJP, Congress bank on old guards to woo voters

The Congress and the BJP are banking on the clout their old guards wield over voters to reap gains in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.The

Rahul rakes up GST, demonetisation in Himachal

Says Congress will review the tax regime if voted to power at the Centre, alleges that demonetisation helped rich exchange black money

Shyam Saran Negi and the ballot have an age-defying connection

In 1951, Shyam Saran Negi made history when he voted in Kalpa in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, becoming Independent India’s first

Congress leaders hotfooting it in hills

Countering the Bharatiya Janata Party’s high-voltage campaign in Himachal Pradesh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing several rallies across

Battle for Mandi: father, son and scam

Sukh Ram’s son Anil Sharma quit Virbhadra Cabinet three weeks ago and is now the BJP candidate in the constituency

Top quotes from Narendra Modi's speeches in Himachal Pradesh today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the previous Congress-led government as he campaigned in Himachal Pradesh. Mr. Modi is on his

Will not stop war on corruption, says PM Modi

Mr. Modi accused former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of not going for a note ban when needed, alleging that she kept her party’s interests over that of the nation.

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