Outgoing Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur tenders his resignation to Governor RV Arlekar
Counting of votes ends: Congress proves majority with 40 seats, BJP wins 25
Pratibha banks on party's promise to bring back the Old Pension Scheme
Himachal Pradesh polls: Six-time Congress MLA Asha Kumari loses in Dalhousie
BJP candidate D S Thakur defeated six-time Congress MLA Asha Kumari in Himachal Pradesh's Dalhousie assembly seat by a margin of 9,918 votes, according to the Election Commission.
Asha Kumari was among the chief ministerial probables in Himachal Pradesh with trends showing the Congress surging ahead of the BJP on 39 of the total 68 seats in the hill state.
Emotional Pratibha Singh remembers late husband, ex-CM Virbhadra Singh, thanks Himachal for support
Thank the people of Himachal for the affection and support for BJP: Modi
I assure every promise made to people of Himachal Pradesh will be fulfilled at the earliest: Rahul Gandhi
BJP concedes defeat in Himachal Pradesh
Minister Suresh Bhardwaj loses from Kasumpti
Himachal Pradesh minister Suresh Bhardwaj lost from the Kasumpti seat on Thursday, defeated by sitting Congress MLA Anirudh Singh.
The victory margin for Anirudh Singh was 8,655 votes.
Will tender my resignation to Governor shortly, says Jai Ram Thakur
State minister Dr Ram Lal Markanda loses Lahaul & Spiti seat to Congress's Ravi Thakur
BJP hammered in areas where youngsters go to the Army: Congress MP Anand Sharma
Independent candidate Hoshyar Singh wins from Dehra constituency
BJP's Hans Raj wins from Churah constituency
Congress candidate Sudarshan Singh Babloo wins from Chintpurni constituency
BJP's Dr Janak Raj wins from Bharmour constituency
Independent candidate Ashish Sharma wins from Hamirpur constituency
BJP's Reena wins from Pachhad constituency
Congress's Rohit Thakur wins from Jubbal-Kotkhai; Jagat Singh Negi wins Kinnaur seat
Congress candidate Neeraj Nayar wins from Chamba constituency with a total of 32,783 votes
BJP's Sukh Ram wins from Paonta Sahib with a total of 31,008 votes
BJP considered itself strong in Himachal but Congress will form majority, says party leader S S Sukhu
BJP's Anil Sharma wins from Mandi constituency, with a total of 31,303
Going by trends, Congress is going to form government in Himachal: Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda
Congress candidate Harish Janartha wins from Shimla with 15,803 votes
BJP's Ranbir Singh wins from Nurpur constituency with 43,679 votes
Victory in sight for Congress with lead in 38 seats
Congress leader and former CM Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya crosses halfway mark in Shimla Rural
Will do everything in people's interest if party wins in Himachal: Congress's Rajiv Shukla
The Congress leader also praised Priyanka Gandhi for her extensive campaigning.
Cong leaders Bhupesh Baghel, Bhupinder Hooda, Rajiv Shukla heading to Himachal Pradesh with party inching towards majority in polls
Congress's Vikramaditya Singh nears victory; leads with 26,137 votes in Shimla Rural
Confident that results will be in our favour: Pratibha Singh
Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh on Thursday exuded confidence that the Assembly election results will be in favour of her party even as the counting of votes for 68 seats in the state was underway.
Pratibha Singh, wife of former chief minister late Virbhadra Singh, said the Congress is hoping to win at least 40 to 42 seats.
"We are confident that results will be in favour of the Congress and we will form the government," she told reporters.
Congress's Harish Janartha leads in Shimla with 15,436 votes
Independent candidate Ashish Sharma leads in Hamirpur
Jai Ram Thakur retains Seraj seat
Congress inches closer to victory with lead in 38 seats
BJP's Rakesh Kumar wins from Sundernagar constituency with 29,432 votes
Congress surpasses BJP with lead in 35 seats
Jai Ram Thakur leads in Seraj with 26,743 votes
Congress's Vikramaditya Singh maintains lead in Shimla Rural with 13,205 votes
Tight race as BJP, Congress lead in 32 seats each
Constituency-wise result live
Congress, BJP go neck and neck with both parties leading in 31 seats
Congress takes narrow lead against BJP
Huge lead for CM Thakur in Seraj constituency with 14,921 votes
Late CM Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya Singh leads in Shimla Rural with 4,914 votes
Tight race between BJP, Congress as both parties lead in 30 seats
BJP leads in 31 seats, Congress in 23
BJP leading in 20 seats, Congress in 13
Visuals from Government Degree College in Sanjauli, Shimla
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Himachal polls: BJP leading in 7 seats, Congress in 3
Early trends show BJP leading in Himachal
Will Thakur's 'rivaj badlega' campaign change Himachal's anti-incumbency trend?
The results will decide the political fate of BJP leader and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and his 10 ministerial colleagues, besides Congress Legislature Party Leader Mukesh Agnihotri and former state Congress chief Sukhwinder Sukhu.
Thakur led 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.
This small hill state has not seen any incumbent party returning to power since 1985. Since then both archrivals -- the Congress and the BJP -- ruled the state alternatively in eight terms.
Victory in Himachal a much-needed revival for Congress
For Congress,a victory inHimachalis much-needed for its revival, as it has seen a spate of electoral losses in the last few years.
HimachalPradesh has not returned any incumbent government to power in the last nearly four decades.
Most of the exit polls have predicted an edge for the ruling BJP in the hill state in the closely contested elections.
Counting of votes on 68 seats underway
Himachal Pradesh Election Constituency-wise Result Live: Counting of votes for BJP-ruled Himachal Assembly begins
Counting of votes begins. Will BJP retain the hill state?
HP Poll results to be out soon. Will people go against historical penchant for anti-incumbency?
The scenic state of Himachal saw Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress wrestle intensely to claim power. From massive public meetings to extravagant road shows, Himachal witnessed the frenzy of the political slug-fest
Will take Virabhadra Singh's work forward, says wife and HPCC chief Pratibha Singh
“People remember the development work undertaken during the Congress governments in the past and the Congress is all set to form the government. We will take the work of Virbhadra Singh ji forward,” she said.
Congress all set to form government, CM pick will be decided, says Pratibha Singh
Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh, wife of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, on Wednesday indicated that “Holly Lodge” – the family’s ancestral home – remained interested in the CM’s post if the party wins the assembly election.
Himachal gears up as counting of votes to start at 8
Vote counting to begin in 68 counting halls at 59 locations
More than 10,000 security personnel, returning officers, and other support staff will oversee the counting of votes for the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls on Thursday.
The counting will start at 8 am in 68 counting halls spread across 59 locations throughout the state, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maneesh Garg said on Wednesday. The counting will start with the postal ballot at 8 am followed by EVM counting at 8.30 am.
Garg said that subject to availability of space, a maximum of 14 counting tables and a minimum of eight counting tables will be placed in the counting halls, with a separate table to accommodate nearly 500 postal ballots.
There will also be separate tables for scanning of electronically transmitted postal ballots linked to computers for counting. - PTI.
Infographic | Seat-share of BJP, Congress in Himachal Pradesh over the years
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 is a squarely bipolar contest between the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janta Party this year, as experts wait and watch if the state votes out the incumbent government in power and the Congress reclaims its stronghold in the state again.
A look at data since 1982 shows that Congress, even as it has given BJP a tough competition over the years, has seen its influence over seats wane in recent years while the BJP has gained prominence.
Over the years, the Congress has won more seats than the BJP however, the saffron party has steadily improved on closing in on this gap.
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