He was elected unanimously and was later decided to be the CM by the Congress high command after the majority decision of the 40 Newly elected MLAs.This four time MLA of Nadaun was the chairman of the Congress campaign committee for the assembly elections.Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on 10th December said that he is here to win the hearts and fullfill all the promises made to the people of Himachal during the campaign by the party.Image source – www.moneycontrol.comBesides Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Mandi MP and state party president Pratibha Singh and Leader of Opposition in the outgoing assembly Mukesh Agnihotri were the frontrunners for the chief minister post. Mukesh Agnihotri has been appointed as deputy chief minister. Soon after taking the oath as the 15th CM of Himachal Pradesh, the new CM said u201cWe have given 10 guarantees and we will implement them. We will give a transparent and honest government. We will implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the first cabinet meeting,u201d a news agency reported. This time the people of the state have changed the course of the politics by discontinuing the previous BJP government in the state, proving that the real power always lies with the people.
