Himachal Pradesh

Also, those who are due to complete two years of service by September 30 will also be regularised after that. The government has also decided to regularize services of the daily waged workers, who have completed four years of service as of March 31. Those who are due to complete four years of services by September 30 will also be regularised accordingly.

Four-time legislator Bindal held the state party chief's post in 2020 but resigned on moral grounds after a Health Department scam. While the opposition Congress had demanded a CBI probe, Bindal denied the involvement of any BJP leader in the scam.

Within three days, after the state assembly passed a bill -- Himachal Pradesh Water Cess on Hydropower Generation Bill, 2023 to levy cess on water being used by hydro-power producer companies in the state, two neighbouring states have come-out against the bill.

The flag handover ceremony was held on the border village of Ghatota in the hill state.On entering the state, Rahul Gandhi said: "You had asked that yatra should pass through Himachal Pradesh. We changed the entire route.

In a joint statement here, the legislators -- Rajesh Dharmani, Sanjay Rattan and Sunder Singh Thakur -- said "it appears the former Chief Minister is in a hurry to please his political bosses at New Delhi by resorting to such baseless statements".

"Congratulations to Shri Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu Ji on taking oath as Himachal Pradesh CM. I assure all possible cooperation from the Centre to further the development of Himachal Pradesh," the Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. Sukhi took oath as the hill state's Chief Minister earlier in the day.

Sukhu did M.A., L.L.B. from Himachal Pradesh University here. He was elected class representative of Government Degree College in Sanjauli, Shimla, from 1981-82 and 1982-83. He was elected as General Secretary in 1983-1984 and remained President of Government Degree College, Sanjauli, from 1984 to 1985.

Sukhu's swearing-in ceremony was attended by senior Congress leaders including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He said, "the government will try to fulfill all the promises made at earliest." The elevation of Sukhu is seen as the party's efforts to cull nepotism and the charge of promoting families.

The swearing-in ceremony was held at the historic Ridge here, which was delayed by 20 minutes from scheduled at 1.30 p.m., was attended among others by party's national President Mallikarjun Kharge, Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Union ministers Anand Sharma and Pawan Bansal, besides Congress in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajeev Shukla and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda.

Four-time legislator Mukesh Agnihotri, 60, will also be taking the oath of office as the Deputy Chief Minister. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the historic Ridge here at 1.30 p.m. that will be attended among others by party's national President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to them. This will be Sukhu's maiden term as the Chief Minister.