Himachal Pradesh election results Live Updates: Counting of votes for 68 seats begins at 8am
Counting of votes to determine the Himachal Pradesh election results will begin at 8am today. The results will be declared at the Election Commission website by the evening. Here are live updates on the counting day:
Assembly Elections Updated: Dec 18, 2017 00:04 IST
The results of the Himachal Pradesh elections will see the ouster of the Congress and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP returning to power, if exit poll predictions come true.
The counting of votes for the 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh will begin at 8am. The Election Commission of India will announce the final Himachal Pradesh election results oneci.nic.in by the evening.
People in the hill state have been alternating between the Congress and the BJP in assembly elections every five years.
There are 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, elections to which were held on November 9. A party needs 35 seats to be able to form a government.
Here are live updates on the Himachal Pradesh election results:
Welcome to the Hindustan Times live coverage of the assembly election results for Himachal Pradesh. Six-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh is battling anti-incumbency in the state. His principal challenger and the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, Prem Kumar Dhumal, is projected to have won big across all regions of the state.