Himachal Pradesh Assembly Polls 2017 News
BJP won in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat: BJP won 99/182 seats; Congress won 77
Himachal Pradesh: BJP won 44 of 68 seats; Congress won 21
Nadda and Thakur emerged frontrunners on Monday evening
Their names emerged after a meeting of the BJP parliamentary board
Nadda is Union Health Minister, and Thakur was a minister in the previous BJP government in Himchal Pradesh
Rahul thanked the people of Gujarat and Himachal
He tweeted that he accepted the verdict of the people of the two states
He had taken charge as Congress chief after last phase of polling in Gujarat
Adityanath said the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh results show support for the Centre's policies.
The counting of votes will take place take place on December 18.
The polling in 68-assembly seats was by and large peaceful and no major untoward incident was reported from across the hill state of Himachal Pradesh.
Yogi Adityanath, Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh to address rallies in Himachal Pradesh today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a series election meetings in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, where he described the election as a "one-sided" contest.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star campaigner will address three rallies in Una, Palampur and Kullu.
The last date of filing of nomination papers for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017 is scheduled for October 23 (Monday)
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