Prem Kumar Dhumal

Jai Ram Thakur is new Himachal Pradesh CM: Narendra Modi, Amit Shah ready state BJP for long-term leadership change

Prem Kumar Dhumal’s loss in these elections could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the BJP in Himachal Pradesh.

Jairam Thakur swearing-in ceremony updates: 11-member Himachal cabinet inducted, Sarveen Choudhary lone woman

Jairam Thakur will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.

Jairam Thakur selected by BJP as next Himachal Pradesh chief minister, legislators to meet governor in evening

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the name of five-time legislator Jairam Thakur as the next Himachal Pradesh chief minister

Himachal Pradesh polls: Prem Kumar Dhumal rules himself out of CM's race; JP Nadda, Jairam Thakur emerge as frontrunners

Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday night ruled himself out from the race for the post of Himachal Pradesh chief minister, a day before a meeting of BJP MLAs to elect their leader

BJP to hold legislative party meet today, may announce next Himachal Pradesh chief minister

The suspense over the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh may end on Sunday when the Bharatiya Janata Party's legislative party meets.

Himachal Pradesh election result: BJP struggles to appoint chief minister despite convincing win; JP Nadda, Suresh Bhardwaj in reckoning

As multiple names and scenarios crop up in the hill state in the BJP's hunt for a new chief minister, it is only likely that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah will take the final call.

BJP clinched Himachal Pradesh convincingly, but picking CM proves tricky: Brief rundown of key candidates in fray

The BJP convincingly clinched victory in Himachal Pradesh, but lost the one seat that really mattered: Sujanpur constituency, where the party's chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal was contesting

Himachal Pradesh polls: Nirmala Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar in Shimla to meet newly-elected BJP MLAs

BJP central observers Nirmala Sitaraman and Narendra Singh Tomar arrived here today to meet the newly elected party MLAs to elicit their views and arrive at consensus on a new chief minister.

Modi-Shah delay hunt for CMs after BJP faces new Gujarat caste maths, PK Dhumal lost in Himachal Pradesh

Although BJP won both the states, the nature of the verdict has now brought in other contenders for the top executive post in these states compelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah to review the mandate.

Himachal Pradesh Election 2017 results: Virbhadra Singh resigns as chief minister after BJP wrests power in state

A day after the party's defeat in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress leader Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday tendered his resignation as chief minister and that of the Council of Ministers to Governor Acharya Devvrat.