In a state that is no stranger to alternating governments, power has changed hands once again. The incumbent BJP government has been displaced by the people of Himachal Pradesh, who have delivered a mandate in favour of the Congress this Assembly election.
Here's how the map of Himachal has changed from 2017 to 2022.
After counting concluded in the hill state, the Congress secured victory and bagged 40 seats in the 2022 Himachal Assembly election, while the incumbent BJP managed to secure only 25 seats.
Independent candidates bagged the remaining three seats in the Himachal Assembly.
Here are all the constituencies won by BJP, Congress and others in Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022.
(Tap on different constituencies to see the respective winners)
Outgoing CM Jairam Thakur, who retained his Assembly seat from the Seraj constituency for a 6th time, submitted his resignation to the Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar earlier in the evening.
According to the Election Commission website, the final numbers for the Himachal Pradesh elections are as follows:
Indian National Congress: 40 seats
Bharatiya Janata Party: 25 seats
Independents: 03 seats
In the last state assembly elections in 2017, BJP displaced Congress by winning 44 seats, while Congress could only bag 21.
Here are all the constituencies won by BJP, Congress and others in Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2017.
(Tap on different constituencies to see the respective winners)
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