On December 11, Himachal Pradesh saw a rare moment in State politics — in a State where politics is historically dominated by members of prominent families, a son of a bus driver took oath as the Chief Minister. When the Congress picked him as the Chief Minister after winning the Assembly election, Mr. Sukhu, a law graduate, said his government …
December 11, 2022 08:16 pm | Updated December 13, 2022 03:45 pm IST - CHANDIGARH Himachal Pradesh saw a symbolic moment in State politics on December 11, 2022 as senior Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the 58-year old son of a bus driver, took oath as Chief Minister. Soon after assuming charge, Mr. Sukhu, who comes from a humble family …
Congress’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on December 11 took oath as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, days after the Congress party edged the BJP out of power in the recently held Assembly election. After hectic deliberations over the names of several contenders of Chief Minister post, the party ‘high command’ on Saturday announced Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s name for the …
