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Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is going to n📖ext Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Congress insiders said 𓆉on Saturday.
Sukhu, headed ౠthe Congress campaign committee in the state during the 🎀recently concluded Assembly elections.
Suhu is currently MLA from Nadaun.
Who is Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu?
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is a three-time MဣLA from Nadaun in Hamirpur – which was also the home district of former CM of Hima𓄧chal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal from BJP.
NSUI and youth Congress Presi💦dent to a ward councillor in Shimla and then MLA.
𓆏He has steadily risen among the ranks within Congress party.
He is likely to be elected as the Congress Legis🅰lature Party leader at a meeting of newly elected party MLAs in Shimla Saturday eveniಌng.
The new chi🌠ef minister is likely to take oath Sunday, the sources said.
In their meeting Friday evening, the MLAs had unanimously passed a resolution authorising the party president to pick the legislature party leader, who will be the n൩ext chief ministe🧸r.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge earlier said the party observers sent to the ꦑhill state were seeking views of all party legislators individually and they wou📖ld convey to him their opinions, based on which the party would take a decision on the chief ministerial candidate.
Kharge also said the new Himachal Pradesh CM and Deputy CM Minister will 🃏tไake oath tomorrow.
The Congress wrested power from the BJP in the hill state winning 40 of the 68 assembl෴y seats. The polling was held on November 12 and the results were declared Thursday.
Several leaders including state Congress chief Pratibha Singh and leader of the opposition in the outgoing Assꦑembly Mukesh Agnihotri were also in the race for the post of chief minister.
(With PTI inputs)
