Finally, Congress has won the clear mandate. They have clinched 36 seats, 14 more than their 2007 tally. BJP top leadership has accepted the verdict and they are all now set for introspection.
BJP’s tally came down from 41 to 26. BJP accepted that they lost not because of Congress but because of wrong selection of candidates.
However, the big question at this point of time is: “Who will be the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, considering the fact that both Virbhadra Singh, Kaul Singh have won?”
Not to forget Vidya Stoke’s eighth win, which is a record in itself.
14:40 Vijay Agnihotri of BJP wins Nadaun by 6750 votes. Sukhwinder Sukhu (Congress) loses.
14:40 Gulab Singh Thakur of BJP wins Jogindernagar by 5916 votes.
14:35 Rajiv Saizal of BJP wins Kasuali by 24 votes. Every vote counts. Did you vote?
14:35 Rajesh Dharmani of Congress wins Ghumarwin by 3208 votes.
14:30 Congress wins 34, 21 for BJP, others get 4. Congress to form Government in Himachal Pradesh.
Meanwhile in Gujarat, BJP has won 8 out of 12 Muslim Constituencies. Is that a new narrative? And at the same time, Arjun Modhwadia resigned from the post of Gujarat Pradesh Congress President.
14:00 G S Bali of Congress wins Nagrota by 2743 votes. Krishan Lal Thakur of BJP wins Nalagarh by 9308 votes. Independent Arun Kumar gave tough fight to G.S.Bali.
13:55 Congress wins 31, BJP stuck at 18, Other get 4 seats in Himachal.
13:55 Gulab Singh Thakur set to win Jogindernagar seat, leads by over 5000 votes
13:50 Sudhir Sharma of Congress wins Dharamshala by 5000 votes.
13:50 Anil Kumar of Congress wins Mandi by 3930 votes. Vinod Kumar of BJP wins Nachan by 3031 votes.
13:45 Inder Singh of BJP wins Sarkaghat by 2204 votes, defeats Rangila Ram Rao of Congress.
13:40 Independent Rajinder Singh Rana wins from Sujanpur, both Congress and BJP bite dust. Rana wins by a huge margin of over 13,000 votes. Anita Verma gets 10508, 8853 for BJP’s Urmil Thakur.
13:30 Maheshwar Singh of Himachal Lokhit Party wins Kullu seat, win margin: Over 2900 Votes
13:30 Second BJP minister Ramesh Dhwala loses to Sanjay Rattan in Jwalamukhi seat, win margin: Over 4000 Votes
Meanwhile in Gujarat, Modi is set to be the third time CM of the state. However, Kapil Sibal says, “Modi should also analyse because despite all his 3D campaigns he has not moved ahead.”
Sonia Gandhi will decide on CM candidate: Virbhadra
13:25 Sohan Lal wins from Sundernagar over 8,000 Votes. Roop Singh, the rebel from BJP got only 15268 Votes, BJP Candidate Rakesh Kumar gets 12000 Votes.
13:25 Ram Lal Thakur of Congress losses to Randhir Sharma by 1385 votes
13:20 25 for Congress, 13 for BJP, Others get hold of 3 seats
13:20 Chief minister contender Kaul Singh Thakur wins Darang seat by 2232 votes
13:15 There has been a shortcoming somewhere and we will discuss it among ourselves says outgoing CM PK Dhumal
13:13: Congress wins from Chintpurni where Kuldeep Kumar defeats Balbir Chaudhary BJP. Defeat Margin: 438 Votes ‘Only’. Every Vote Counts in elections.
At the same time, Virbhadra Singh said that he is confident that Congress will oust the BJP government. “We are going to form the next government,” the former Himachal Pradesh chief minister told the media here.
According to Election Commission officials, the Congress appeared to be inching towards victory in 37 of the 68 constituencies.
We accept the verdict. All people in the BJP had fought elections together. The people did not vote for us. We accept it,” Shanta Kumar
13:05 Vidya Stokes wins Theog seat for Congress. Winning margin over 3500 Votes
13:05 Congress wins 22, BJP 13, Others grab 2 seats in Himachal Pradesh.
13:05 Suresh Bhardwaj of BJP wins Shimla city defeating Harish Janartha of congress 628 votes. Celebrations start in the streets. Party Workers dancing all around.
13:05 Virbhadra Singh wins Shimla Rural , wins by a huge margin of 20,000 Votes
13:00 Rohit Thakur defeats BJP minister Narinder Bragta in Jubbal Kothkhai seat by over 9000 votes
13:00 State BJP president Satpal Satti has won from Una seat.
12:55 Nand Lal of Congress wins Rampur by 9471 votes. Baldev Singh Tomar of BJP wins Shillai by 1918 votes.
The electorate decides on the life of a government. I pray to God that the new government fulfills their wishes. I congratulate the new government: Prem Kumar Dhumal
In 2007, the BJP won 41 seats, the Congress 23, the Bahujan Samaj Party one and independents three. The BSP legislator later joined the BJP.
12:45 Results declared 23, Congress win 14, BJP 7 independents 2 in #HimachalElections
Meanwhile in Gujarat, Narendra Modi is set to return to Power. P. Chidambram says, “The Congress is a winner in Gujarat, we have been able to contain BJP and Modi to under 117 seats.”
12:45 We are disappointed with Himachal results. It’s time to introspect now. It is defeat of the leadership quality of Prem Kumar Dhumal and the BJP, says Balbir Punj
12:41 Our party (BJP) has lost in Himachal Pradesh, we accept this loss: Shanta Kumar
12:40 Ravi Thakur defeats sitting MLA Ram Lal Markandey in Lahaul Spiti seat.
12:30 Mohan Lal Brakta wins Rohru seat for Congress by a record margin of 28415 votes he got 34465 votes, whereas nearest rival got 6050
12:25 Jagat Singh Negi of Congress defeats Tejwant Negi of BJP for tribal Kinnaur seat, winning margin over 5,000 Votes
12:25 Congress Candidate Anirudh Singh wins Kasumpati Seat. Winning margin over 7500 Votes
12:25 Asha Kumar of congress win over Renu Chadda of BJP for Dhalousie seat by 7365 votes
12:20 Rakesh Kalia wins from Gagret Constituency. Winning margin over 4500 Votes
12:15 PK Dhumal on Thursday won from the Hamirpur seat defeating his nearest Congress rival Narinder Thakur by a margin of over 9,500 votes.
12:15 Mahender Singh (BJP) leading from Dharampur (14020 Votes), Chander Shekhar (Congress) second in lead (13954 Votes)
12:10 Anirudh Singh of Congress leads over Prem Singh of BJP for Kasumpati seat
12:05 Suresh Bhardwaj of BJP consolidates lead over Harish Janarta of Congress for Shimla city seat.
12:00 3 for Congress, 2 for BJP, and One for the Others in Himachal Pradesh. Congress leading on 34 seats so far.
11:55 Khub Ram (Congress) from Anni wins, defeats Kishori Lal by 1662 votes. Third win for Congress.
11:55 Govind Thakur of BJP wins over Bhuvneshwar Gaur in Kullu seat by 3198 votes
11:50 Tikender Panwar (CPIM) puts good fight from Shimla Urban, vote tally at 6816, third in lead
11:50 Prem Kumar Dhumal leads by over 8000 Votes. Congress candidate Narinder Thakur set to lose.
“We are proud of good governance record of Prem Kumar Dhumal. According to the conventional political tradition in Himachal Pradesh, it is one time BJP, another time Congress.”— BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad.
11:42 Veteran minister ID Dhiman of BJP has comfortable lead in Bhooranj seat. Leads by over 10,000 Votes
11:40 Kirnesh Jung independent wins PoantaSahib seat defeating BJP’s Sukh Ram by 950 votes
11:35 A.M. Himachal Pradesh is not known to return the incumbent government to power. The trends hint at Congress coming back to power.
Union Law Minister Ashwini Kumar says that Himachal Pradesh shows that there is no anti-Congress wave in India.
11:33 Rajiv Bindal of BJP declared winner at Nahan
11:33 Ram Lal Thakur of Congress fall back while Randhir Sharma of BJP leads in Naina Devi seat
11:32 Suresh Bhardwaj of BJP takes lead in Shimla city over Harish Janarta of Congress. Lead margin: 800 Votes
11:31 Rajinder Singh Rana (Independent) from Sujanpur leads by over 11000 votes. Anita Verma (Congress) second in lead.
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Results Till 11:30 A.M
10:20 Prem Kumar Dhumal leading by 2866 Votes. Voting from Shimla Rural yet to begin. Virbhadra Singh, five times C.M of the state and probable Chief Ministerial candidate of Congress is fighting from this constituency.
10: 29 Khub Ram (Congress) from Anni leading by 592 Votes
10:30 Bumber Thakur (Congress) leading by 2546 Votes from Bilaspur Constituency
10: 30 Asha Kumari(Congress) from Dalhousie leading by 3365 Votes
10:30 BJP leading on 24 seats so far, Congress on 32, other stuck at 4. CPI(M) leads on One Seat
10:30 Anirudh Singh (Congress) from Kasumpti Constituency in Shimla leading by huge margin of 7700 votes.
10:33 Rajiv Bindal (BJP) from Nahan Constituency leading by 10426 votes.
10:33 Virbhadra Singh leads by more than 7000 Votes.
10:40 Vidya Stokes from Theog leading by mere 897 votes, CPI(M)’s Rakesh Singha second in lead.
10:40 Virbhadra Singh’s lead swells within no time from Shimla Rural. 9305 Votes for Virbhadra, Ishwar Rohal (BJP) at 2800 Votes
10:40 Narinder Baragta (BJP) from Jubbal-Kotkhai leads by 392 votes
10:45 Sohan Lal(Congress) leads by 1835 Votes from Sundernagar Constituency
10:45 Satpal Satti from Una leads by 940 Votes
10:45 Jai Ram Thakur (BJP) from Seraj Constituency leads by 5185 Votes
10:50 Rikhi Ram Kaundal(BJP) from Jhanduta leads by 648 Votes
10:50 Rakesh Kalia (Congress) from Gagret leads by 2831 Votes
10:50 Mukesh Agnihotri (Congress) from Haroli Constituency leads by 2627 Votes
10:50 Bikram Singh(BJP) from Jaswan-Paragpur leads by 5068 Votes
10:52 Mohan Lal Brakta(Congress) from Rohru leads by a huge margin. 24K votes for Brakta, 3621 votes for Balak Ram Negi(BJP)
Leaders Speak
Congress veteran and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh was confident his party would oust the BJP. “We are very confident of forming a government,” he told the media.
BJP Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal was initially supremely confident of retaining power but then gave a cautious comment: “We did our best, and let us see who will form the government.”
10:55 Rangila Ram Rao (Congress) leads from Sarkaghat Seat.
11:00 Veteran leader I.D. Dhiman (BJP) from Bhoranj Constituency leads by 7500+ Votes
11:00 Thakur Singh Bharmouri(Congress) from Bharmour leads by 1664 votes
11:00 Ravinder Singh (BJP) from Dehra leads by 4473 Votes
11:05 Sudhir Sharma (Congress) from Dharamshala leads by 898 Votes
11:05 Rajesh Dharmani (Congress) from Ghumarwin leads by 1286 Votes
11:05 Gulab Singh Thakur (BJP) from Jogindernagar leads by 2416 Votes
News from Gujarat: Chief Minister Narendra Modi was Thursday elected to the Gujarat assembly from the Maninagar constituency
11:10 Congress registers its first win in Baijnath. Kishori Lal is the winner by over 6500 votes
11:10 BJP Candidate Hans Raj from Churah leads by 3719 Votes
11:10 Kaul Singh (Congress) from Darang leads by mere 330 Votes. He is one of the Chief Ministerial candidates in Himachal Pradesh.
11:15 Rohit Thakur from Jubbal-Kotkhai grabs the lead from BJP’s Narinder Baragta. Lead margin for Rohit: 831 Votes
11:20 Yadwinder Goma (Congress) from Jaisinghpur leads by 7328 Votes.
11:20 HILOPA’s Maheshwar Singh leads by mere 444 votes from Kullu Constituency
11:25 Brij Bihari Lal Butal (Congress) leads by 7349 Votes from Palampur.
11:25 Independent Candidate Arun Kumar is giving tough fight to G.S Bali (Congress) from Nagrota. Bali’s lead stands at 312 Votes
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