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Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has been elected as the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, while Mukesh Agnihotiri will be his deputy. The oath-taking ceremony will take place tomorrow at 11 am
Former Congress’s Himachal Pradesh unit chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has been elected as the next chief minister of the hill state after the party’s high command gave its nod. Meanwhile, Mukesh Agnihotiri will be Sukhu’s deputy. Oath taking ceremony of the new Congress-led government in Himachal will take place tomorrow.
He won the assembly election for the first time in 2003 from Nadaun in Hamirpur district, retained the seat in 2007 but was defeated in 2012 and won again in 2017 and 2022.
Sukhu will be the first Congress leader from Lower Himachal — comprising areas merged in Himachal in 1966 such as Nalagarh, Una, Hamirpur, Kangra and lower hills of Kullu — to occupy the top post. He will be the second chief minister from Hamirpur district, after BJP’s Prem Kumar Dhumal.
“Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to be CM of Himachal Pradesh and Mukesh Agnihotri to be Deputy CM. Oath ceremony will take place tomorrow at 11 am,” Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said.
As per sources, the chief minister and his deputy will take an oath on Sunday and the Cabinet will be expanded later.
Shortly after the decision was announced, Pratibha Singh said that she accepted the decision of the Congress high command.
On the other hand, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, “We will run a very good govt. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge will attend the oath ceremony tomorrow.”
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