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HIMACHAL POLLS 2022 NEWS

Stepping out of ‘Raja’ Virbhadra’s shadow, ‘commoner’ CM Sukhu braces for headwinds

February 16, 2023 11:59 am

The first big test Congress’s Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu faces is that of ensuring formation of his Cabinet smoothly while balancing caste and regional equations amid pulls and pressures from various party factions.

P Chidambaram writes: Rays of Sunshine

December 11, 2022 1:35 pm

P Chidambaram writes: The elections hold lessons for both winners and losers. The common lesson is that the winner had a strong party organisation, dedicated cadres, a spirited campaign and micro-management.

New Himachal CM takes charge Live Updates: Cabinet to be expanded in consultation with central leadership, says CM Sukhu

December 12, 2022 5:49 pm

Himachal Pradesh CM takes charge Live Updates: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took oath as the 15th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu: Driver's son steered to top in Himachal past Virbhadra roadblocks

December 13, 2022 11:42 am

Sukhu was appointed chief of the state unit of the NSUI in 1989, helmed the state unit of the Youth Congress (1998-2008), got elected as a councillor twice (1992-2002) before entering the Vidhan Sabha as an MLA in 2003, headed the state Congress committee (2013-2019). And now, Chief Minister.

Lone Himachal woman MLA Reena Kashyap: 'There will be support... Not afraid of anything'

December 11, 2022 11:52 am

BJP's Reena Kashyap won from Pachhad seat, the only constituency in state with two women in the fray.

Congress turns the page in Himachal: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is CM

December 11, 2022 1:53 pm

Sukhu, a three-time MLA from the Nadaun constituency, had emerged as one of the three candidates in the fray for the chief ministerial post following the party’s win in the Assembly elections.

New Himachal Assembly: At 28 and 82, Congress leaders are youngest and oldest in House

December 10, 2022 9:30 am

An analysis of the affidavits filed by the candidates who have won reveals that nine of them are below the age the 40 with youngest being 28-year-old Chaitanya Sharma, a Congress candidate who from the Gagret Assembly constituency defeating sitting BJP MLA Rajesh Thakur by a margin of 15,685 votes