He has requested the present government to continue in office and discharge its functions till the new legislative Assembly is constituted and the new government is formed on the basis of the results of the elections.
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Congress gets majority in Himachal by winning 40 seats, BJP shrinks to 25
The Congress on Thursday got an absolute majority in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, winning 40 seats - six over than the half-way mark of 34 in the 68-member House, while the outgoing BJP was reduced to 25.
Himachal Congress chief Pratibha banks on family legacy, contribution
Coming out openly after retaining his Shimla (Rural) seat for the second consecutive term, Vikramaditya Singh said, "We will form a government with a full majority... She (Pratibha Singh) is one of the contenders for the CM post."
Sensing victory, Pratibha Singh projected prospective Himachal CM
Sensing party heading to absolute majority in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, Pratibha Singh, Congress leader and wife of six-time Chief Minister late Virbhadra Singh, has been projected as the prospective Chief Minister.
Congress nears 40-seat mark in 68-member Himachal Assembly
Crossing the halfway mark, the Congress on Thursday surged ahead of the ruling BJP by leading on 38 out of the 68 Himachal Pradesh Assembly seats while the ruling party was leading on 21 and winning four seats. The Congress won two seats till 2 p.m.
Congress crosses half-way mark in Himachal; BJP slides
As Himachal Pradesh has not returned any incumbent government to power in nearly four decades, early trends of ballot count indicated the Congress leading in the 68-member Assembly.
Counting of votes for BJP-ruled Himachal Assembly begins
The high-stake election was held on November 12, sealing the electoral fate of 412 candidates, including 24 women. A 75.60 per cent voter turnout was recorded, breaking the 2017 record of 75.57 per cent.
Over 67% voter turn out in Himachal polls
Over 67 per cent of more than 55 lakh voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out on Saturday to elect 68 members of the BJP-ruled Assembly in the single-phase polling, officials said.
26 Congress leaders join BJP in Himachal
Just days ahead of the assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, 26 Congress leaders, including former general secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee Dharampal Thakur Khand, have joined the state ruling BJP.
Cannabis cultivation is on ballot in Himachal
With many lawmakers less vocal about legalising cannabis cultivation, it is once again an election issue in Himachal Pradesh with the outgoing BJP government deliberated, but failed, to legalize it that will benefit nearly 300,00 farming families belonging to the lower-income group.
In Himachal too 'rivaj badlega', says optimist Thakur
With Himachal Pradesh heading to the Assembly polls on November 12, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur is leading his campaign with the slogan 'rivaj badlega' (electoral traditions will change) as BJP governments have repeated in the recent Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana polls.
Trekkers from Belgium stuck in high mountains in Himachal
Two trekkers from Belgium, Peter Van Geit and Sneha, have been trapped in the high mountains of Bara Bhangal in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district for five days, officials said.
Seven tourists killed, 10 injured in Himachal road accident
The tourists, largely belonging to Uttar Pradesh, were travelling when a Tempo Traveller (UP 14 HT 8272) skidded off the road and rolled down the hill near Jalori Pass in Banjar subdivision on Sunday night.
Landslides, flash floods in Himachal claim 16 lives; 8 missing
Thirty-four incidents of landslide, flash flood and cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh owing to heavy rainfall on Saturday claimed 16 lives, officials said, adding eight others have been missing.
CAG flags concern over absence of Utilisation Certificate for Rs 2,800 crore spent by Himachal govt
The CAG report tabled by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on the last day of the Assembly session on Saturday, citing the unavailibility of UC, noted that in absence of the certificate there is a possibility of misuse of the government fund.
Tibetan groups protest against China
Several Tibetan organisations, including non-governmental organisations, political parties, student groups, etc., held massive protests in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala against China's repressive policies and illegal occupation in Tibet.
12 people, including six women, killed in Himachal accident
Expressing grief over the accident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the bus accident in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu is heart-rending and announced Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives.
Massive fire sweeps chilgoza pine forest in Himachal
A massive fire has erupted in a huge stretch of chilgoza pine natural forest, an important conifer of the Western Himalayas, just ahead of the cold desert in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh, posing threat to the endemic wildlife too.
Tens of thousands attend 'antim ardas' of singer Moosewala
Tens of thousands, comprising women and youth, from across the region on Wednesday reached Punjab's Mansa town to attend the 'antim ardas' of slain Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, who was gunned down by assailants on May 29.
Ex-Telecom Minister Sukh Ram passes away
He was Minister of State for Defence in the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1985. He had to resign as the Communications Minister in the Narasimha Rao government in 1996 in the wake of a financial scandal involving purchase of telecom equipment from a Hyderabad-based private firm.
Heavy snowfall thaws frozen memories of Simla
Heavy snowfall thawed the frozen memories of Simla -- the erstwhile capital of British India, as a thick quilt, and not blanket, of white covered the Queen of Hills, now called Shimla, in the past two days -- the highest spell in one and a half decades.
Dam to generate power for Himachal, quench Delhiites' thirst may see light of day now
The Union government last week decided to execute it under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during 2021-26 by outlining a budget of 90 per cent out of the estimated cost over Rs 7,000 crore.
Himachal's highest polling booth sees 100% voting
The highest polling booth in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi parliamentary bypoll, which saw a low of minus 16 degrees, on Saturday recorded 100 per cent polling, election officials said here.
Nine killed, seven missing in Himachal flash floods
Special Secretary, State Disaster Management Authority, Sudesh Mokhta told the media that the search operation has been on to trace three missing from the flash flood in Lahaul-Spiti. Two have been rescued.
4 BRO men among 9 missing in Himachal's flash flood
One person was killed and nine, including four Border Roads Organisation (BRO) men, feared washed away in a flash flood in Himachal Pradesh's cold desert district of Lahaul-Spiti early Wednesday, officials said.