Himachal Pradesh Elections Result 2017

After the BJP emerged victorious in the assembly elections by defeating the Congress in both Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the party is now mulling decision on chief ministers for these states. As the party's presumptive state chief for Himachal Pradesh, PK Dhumal lost his seat in the polls, speculations are rife as to who the next chief minister o...

BJP supporters celebrated the party's victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Polls and asserted that the people of the two states have voted for development and rejected caste-based politics and corruption.

After sweeping Himachal Pradesh, the BJP now finds itself looking for a man for the top job. Prem Kumar Dhumal, who was the rare Chief Ministerial face projected by the BJP, was defeated, which means even before celebrating, the party has to search for a new general in the hill state. Top leaders held a meeting till late last night.

The BJP has postponed to tomorrow its meeting of party MPs held every Tuesday when parliament is in session. Many parliamentarians, sources said, were involved in hectic electioneering in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and the meeting was rescheduled to give the party a day to regroup

The Gujarat election results declared on Monday revealed a tight contest in assembly seats such as Himatnagar, Porbandar, Vijapur, Deodar, Dangs, Mansa and Godhra. The BJP and Congress were locked in a nail-biting contest in at least 16 seats in Gujarat, where the victory margin was less than 2,000 votes and of just about 200 votes in a few.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar taunted the Congress, saying the party had claimed victory in Gujarat and it lost Himachal Pradesh too. He also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah over the party winning in both states.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi scored a "zero in his opening innings" was how Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar reacted to the BJP's lead in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly election results today

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday accepted the Congress party's defeat in the state assembly elections."I own responsibility for my party's defeat," he told reporters here.

The CPI(M) today managed to win one seat in Himachal Pradesh after 24 long years. The party's candidate Rakesh Singha defeated his BJP rival Rakesh Verma by less than 2,000 votes to bag the lone seat in the 68-member assembly.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath observed that the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh had proved beyond a point that they were for positive and development oriented politics.

Speaking on the side-lines of a predicted victory for the BJP in the states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the mandate for the BJP was because of the party's politics of "vishwas" and "vikas".

Former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said today that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are the "real winner" in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections and their "bashing" should stop now.

Trends showed the ruling BJP was set to retain power in Gujarat, while the Congress again settled for second place but with an improved showing.

The ruling BJP today said the results in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh election proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity was intact despite tough reforms. The party also saw its latest victories having a direct impact on Congress-ruled Karnataka, where polls are due early next year.

Even though the BJP wrested Himachal Pradesh from the Congress with a big margin, winning 44 of the state's 68 seats, its chief ministerial candidate PK Dhumal lost to his Congress opponent Rajendra Singh Rana by about 2,000 votes. The final result for the Sujanpur seat came around midnight, but Mr Dhumal had conceded defeat much earlier in the day...

After the BJP emerged victorious in the assembly elections by defeating the Congress in both Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the party is now mulling decision on chief ministers for these states. As the party's presumptive state chief for Himachal Pradesh, PK Dhumal lost his seat in the polls, speculations are rife as to who the next chief minister o...

BJP supporters celebrated the party's victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Polls and asserted that the people of the two states have voted for development and rejected caste-based politics and corruption.

After sweeping Himachal Pradesh, the BJP now finds itself looking for a man for the top job. Prem Kumar Dhumal, who was the rare Chief Ministerial face projected by the BJP, was defeated, which means even before celebrating, the party has to search for a new general in the hill state. Top leaders held a meeting till late last night.

The BJP has postponed to tomorrow its meeting of party MPs held every Tuesday when parliament is in session. Many parliamentarians, sources said, were involved in hectic electioneering in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and the meeting was rescheduled to give the party a day to regroup

The Gujarat election results declared on Monday revealed a tight contest in assembly seats such as Himatnagar, Porbandar, Vijapur, Deodar, Dangs, Mansa and Godhra. The BJP and Congress were locked in a nail-biting contest in at least 16 seats in Gujarat, where the victory margin was less than 2,000 votes and of just about 200 votes in a few.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar taunted the Congress, saying the party had claimed victory in Gujarat and it lost Himachal Pradesh too. He also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah over the party winning in both states.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi scored a "zero in his opening innings" was how Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar reacted to the BJP's lead in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly election results today

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday accepted the Congress party's defeat in the state assembly elections."I own responsibility for my party's defeat," he told reporters here.

The CPI(M) today managed to win one seat in Himachal Pradesh after 24 long years. The party's candidate Rakesh Singha defeated his BJP rival Rakesh Verma by less than 2,000 votes to bag the lone seat in the 68-member assembly.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath observed that the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh had proved beyond a point that they were for positive and development oriented politics.

Speaking on the side-lines of a predicted victory for the BJP in the states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the mandate for the BJP was because of the party's politics of "vishwas" and "vikas".

Former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said today that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are the "real winner" in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections and their "bashing" should stop now.

Trends showed the ruling BJP was set to retain power in Gujarat, while the Congress again settled for second place but with an improved showing.

The ruling BJP today said the results in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh election proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity was intact despite tough reforms. The party also saw its latest victories having a direct impact on Congress-ruled Karnataka, where polls are due early next year.

Even though the BJP wrested Himachal Pradesh from the Congress with a big margin, winning 44 of the state's 68 seats, its chief ministerial candidate PK Dhumal lost to his Congress opponent Rajendra Singh Rana by about 2,000 votes. The final result for the Sujanpur seat came around midnight, but Mr Dhumal had conceded defeat much earlier in the day...