Ex Himachal CM Jairam Thakur Tenders Resignation To Governor

Dharamshala: Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Thursday tendered his resignation to the Governor in a short while from now.

“I will tender my resignation to the Governor in a short while from now. I respect people’s mandate & I want to thank PM & other central leadership during last 5 yrs. We’ll stand for the development of the state irrespective of politics. We’ll analyse our shortcoming and improve during the next term,” news agency ANI quoted Jairam Thakur as saying.

It is to be noted that after four hours of counting, the grand old party seemed to have an edge over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the Election Commission data showed that the Congress was leading in 37 constituencies – two over the required majority of 35.

Meanwhile, the Congress party has convened a meeting of all its newly-elected Himachal MLAs in Chandigarh after the declaration of the Assembly election results. The meeting is likely to pass a resolution authorising the Congress chief to elect the CLP leader.