Himachal Poll Results: CM Thakur tenders his resignation
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur tendered his resignation on December 8.Thakur reached the Governor’s official residence and handed over his resignation letter.
Thakur said he will never stop working for the development of the people. “I have handed over my resignation to the Governor. Will never stop working for the development of people. We need to analyze things. There were some issues that changed the direction of the results. I will go to Delhi if they call us,” he said.
I have handed over my resignation to the Governor. Will never stop working for the development of people. We need to analyse things. There were some issues that changed the direction of the results. I will go to Delhi if they call us: Outgoing Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur pic.twitter.com/gOAIS5pBo4
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
Jai Ram Thakur’s resignation came after the Congress party’s thumping win in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
Notably, Jai Ram Thakur won his Siraj seat in the election.
The hill state maintained the custom of changing its government in every five years. To form the government in Himachal Pradesh a party needs to secure 35 seats. The Congress party has managed to win 39 seats, while the BJP has won 18 seats. The Independent candidates have won 3 seats, and could potentially play a crucial role in government formation.
Accepting the people’s mandate, Thakur said that he and party leaders would need to analyse what went wrong.
The counting of votes for Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 am on Thursday.
First published: 8 December 2022, 17:36 IST