Editor's Pick: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is Himachal Pradesh CM

Two days after the Congress won 40 seats in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the party announced Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as the new Chief Minister. Mukesh Agnihotri, who was the Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, has been named the Deputy Chief Minister. After two days of deliberations over the names of several contenders, including Pratibha Singh, wife of the late six-time CM Virbhadra Singh, the party high command pencilled in Mr. Sukhu for the top post. It is learnt that a majority of MLAs supported Mr. Sukhu. A party source also confirmed that Mr. Sukhu had received the approval of the top leadership and the CLP was a mere ‘formality’. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held today. The Congress made a comeback in Himachal Pradesh, edging out the ruling BJP, which had appeared confident of returning to power. Himachal has seen a bipolar electoral system for more than three decades, with the Congress and the BJP alternately forming the government. Yet again, the voters in the hill State have followed the tradition of throwing out the incumbent after five years of governance. “The Congress’s win in Himachal Pradesh can be attributed to a series of factors which includes its promise of an old pension scheme for 1,50,000 government employees, anti-incumbency linked to the poor performance of the Jai Ram Thakur government, and also intra-party factionalism within the BJP. The result becomes more mortifying for the BJP as its national president, J.P. Nadda, is from the State,” points out an article in today’s edition of The Hindu. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Head over to our newsletter subscription page to sign up for Editor‘s Pick and more. Click here. The Hindu’s Explainers Explained | Will new drug slow progress of Alzheimer’s? Explained | What does a price cap for Russian oil mean? 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If you don’t have an account with The Hindu, please click SIGN UP OR If you already have an account with The Hindu with this email ID, please login using the email ID Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is Himachal Pradesh CM Two days after the Congress won 40 seats in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the party announced Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as the [new Chief Minister](. Mukesh Agnihotri, who was the Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, has been named the Deputy Chief Minister. After [two days of deliberations]( over the names of several contenders, including Pratibha Singh, wife of the late six-time CM Virbhadra Singh, the party high command pencilled in Mr. Sukhu for the top post. It is learnt that a majority of MLAs supported Mr. Sukhu. A party source also confirmed that Mr. Sukhu had received the approval of the top leadership and the CLP was a mere ‘formality’. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held today. The Congress made a [comeback in Himachal Pradesh]( edging out the ruling BJP, which had [appeared confident of returning to power](. Himachal has seen a bipolar electoral system for more than three decades, with the Congress and the BJP alternately forming the government. Yet again, the voters in the hill State have followed the tradition of throwing out the incumbent after five years of governance. “The Congress’s win in Himachal Pradesh can be attributed to a series of factors which includes its promise of an old pension scheme for 1,50,000 government employees, anti-incumbency linked to the poor performance of the Jai Ram Thakur government, and also intra-party factionalism within the BJP. The result becomes more mortifying for the BJP as its national president, J.P. Nadda, is from the State,” points out [an article in today’s edition of The Hindu.]( Was this newsletter forwarded to you? 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