Himachal Assembly Election Results 2017
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Himachal Pradesh swearing-in ceremony: Jairam Thakur takes oath as 14th chief minister in presence of PM Modi, Amit Shah
National | Dec 27, 2017, 12:15 PM ISTGovernor Aacharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to Jairam Thakur.
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Jairam Thakur to swear-in as 14th Himachal CM in presence of PM Modi, Amit Shah today
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 26, 2017, 11:58 PM ISTThe five-time MLA was elected to lead the BJP government in hilly state after the party's chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal failed to be elected from his assembly seat.
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BJP's victory in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh unsettles political equations in West Bengal
Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 12:47 PM ISTParty sources said several TMC leaders were likely to join the BJP in the days to come and the ruling party would find it hard to keep its house in order.
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BJP's victory in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh unsettles political equations in West Bengal
Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 12:44 PM ISTParty sources said several TMC leaders were likely to join the BJP in the days to come and the ruling party would find it hard to keep its house in order.
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Gujarat, Himachal rejected Congress’ casteism, hunger for power for BJP’s development: PM Modi
Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 07:37 AM ISTAddressing BJP workers at the party headquarters here, he was unsparing in his attack on the Congress and critics who, he said, could not accept his party’s victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
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Assembly Election Results: Rahul Gandhi accepts Gujarat, Himachal poll defeat; says Congress fought 'anger with decency'
Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 05:15 PM IST“The Congress party accepts the verdict of the people and congratulates the new governments in both states," Congress president Rahul Gandhi said.
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Gujarat, Himachal election results: Former CECs call for an end to EVM bashing
Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 03:38 PM IST“If they (critics of EVMs) have anything to say, let them go to the court and prove it. There is no point talking about (criticising EVMs) in every election,” he said.
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Assembly Election 2017: Poll results are vote for development, trust in Modi, says BJP
Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 03:08 PM ISTEchoing his party’s mood, Modi flashed a victory sign after he arrived in Parliament.
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BJP win in Himachal: A victory of strategic campaign or a state tradition since 1985!
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 01:59 PM ISTThe Himachal Pradesh electorate has a history of playing the anti-incumbency card and flipping the party in power every five years - making BJP's win in Himachal a surety from the start.
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Himachal Pradesh Election Results: Giant slayer Rajinder Rana is Dhumal's protege-turned-bete noire
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 19, 2017, 01:36 PM ISTThe giant slayer, who defeated two time former chief minister, is incidentally his protege-turned-bete noire Rajinder Rana.
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Himachal Election Result 2017: BJP gets almost 50 per cent votes, Congress share drops by 1 per cent
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 11:49 AM ISTAccording to Election Commission data, BJP had won 48.5 per cent or 9,86,592 till 11:30 am, while Congress had earned 41.8 per cent or 8,50,018 votes till that time.
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Assembly election results: Victory over dynasty, casteism, says Amit Shah after poll win
Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 05:24 PM ISTAddressing a press conference, the BJP chief said the BJP will form government in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, and rejected suggestions that there was a "close fight" with the Congress in Modi's home state.
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Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2017: As it happened
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 06:59 PM ISTThe BJP is set to wrest power in Himachal Pradesh with its candidates on a victory lap in 40 of the 68 seats in the Assembly elections on Monday.
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Himachal Election Results: Will the state continue with its tradition of changing govts every five years?
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 18, 2017, 07:54 AM ISTIn Himachal Pradesh, BJP is enjoying a landslide victory, if exit polls are to be believed. The halfway mark in the 68 seat assembly is 35.
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Himachal Pradesh polls: As counting nears, BJP, Cong both claim victory
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Dec 17, 2017, 11:13 AM ISTChief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who returned to Shimla after 18 days, dismissed the exit poll results, saying he could well read the mood of the people of the state and the actual results would be opposite to the exit poll projections.