Gandhis Present, Sukhvinder Sukhu Becomes Himachal Chief Minister
NDTV
This is Priyanka Gandhi's first electoral success while heading the campaign charge. The party had lost Uttar Pradesh assembly polls while she spearheaded the canvassing there earlier this year.
Top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were in Shimla today for the oath taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge also accompanied the Gandhis for the big event.
In a grand symbolic gesture on stage right after the newly elected leaders were sworn-in, a garlanded picture of late Virbhadra Singh, former royal and six time Chief Minister of the hill state, was put up and all leaders paid their respects with folded hands.
This is Priyanka Gandhi's first electoral success while heading the campaign charge. The party had lost Uttar Pradesh assembly polls while she spearheaded the canvassing there earlier this year.
Mr Sukhu, MLA from Nadaun in the hill state's Hamirpur district, headed the Congress' campaign committee for the recently held state polls.
