BJP gets Majority in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh has been ousted of power. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal reclaimed Himachal Pradesh with a simple majority. Out of the 68 seats that went to polls, BJP won 41, while Congress managed to get 23. BSP got one seat, while the independents won 3 seats. Prem Kumar Dhumal won the Bamsan seat by 26,000 votes. He will be the next Chief Minister of the state.