Live: Himachal Pradesh Election Results : BJP wins battle, Virbhadra Singh accepts defeat

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• 18 Dec 2017, 05:06 PM

  Speaking to ANI, BJP leader and original CM candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal said, "Personal loss is not of much importance.The gain that victory has brought to state BJP is important. Thankful to people of the state for voting for BJP. In politics, sometimes one wins, sometimes one loses. I was not expecting to lose, I will do an analysis."

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 05:05 PM

   

  I'll always stand with govt, whichever party it might be of, & serve people. As a son I am sad we couldn't make it possible for him (Virbhadra Singh) to become the CM 7th time. We'll analyse our drawbacks in meeting: Vikramaditya Singh, leading in Shimla Rural #HimachalElections pic.twitter.com/GEV1CTnQfQ

  — ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

   

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 05:00 PM

   

  BREAKING: The BJP high command has called in Jairam Thakur to Delhi this evening. He's likely to take over as Himachal Pradesh CM since the party's CM candidate PK Dhumal and state chief Satpal Singh Satti have lost. @dna

  — amrita madhukalya (@visually_kei) December 18, 2017

   

   

   

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 03:25 PM

  BJP wins 10; leading in 34 seats; Congress wins five and leading on 15: Latest EVM numbers

  #Update | #HimachalPradeshElections: #BJP wins 10 leading on 34 seats, #Congress wins 5, leading on 15 and others win 1, leading 3.#PollsWithAIR #ElectionResults2017 pic.twitter.com/JRTjHofSk6

  — All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) December 18, 2017

   

   

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 03:10 PM

  #HimachalResults Latest EC results. BJP - 8. INC - 4, Others - 1 pic.twitter.com/vkyuUGE4qW

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 02:30 PM

  Results of 10 seats declared. So far, BJP has won 6 and Congress one.

  BJP leading in 39 more and Congress in 16.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 02:30 PM

  #HimachalPradeshElections
  In Lahaul & Spiti, Dr Ram Lal Markanda of BJP defeated Ravi Thakur of Congress by more than 1500 votes.
  To read - https://t.co/zc3lXNRiOJ pic.twitter.com/6pg7cOvz2X

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 02:27 PM

  Comrade Rakesh Singha wins from the Theog constituency. Congratulations to the people of Theog and @cpim_hp!#HimachalPradeshElections#ElectionResults2017 pic.twitter.com/SReHreFdtZ

  — CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 02:26 PM

  "In his opening innings he scored zero" says Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on Rahul Gandhi

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 02:26 PM

  Latest official EC trends: BJP at 43, Congress at 21, CPI-M at 1 and Independent-1

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 11:19 AM

  Congress wins Kasumpti seat in Himachal Pradesh with its candidate Anirudh Singh defeating BJP's Vijay Jyoti by a margin of 9,397 votes.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 11:18 AM

  LIVE | Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2017: According to EC Official trends - BJP ahead in 40 seats, set to wrest power from Congress https://t.co/o2AZvsCGCi pic.twitter.com/WaNBYkvJJs

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 10:24 AM

  "I am sure in the end #Congress will be victorious and form government in the state," says Vikramaditya Singh, contesting from Shimla (Rural).

  

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 10:20 AM

  Independents are leading in two constituencies while the CPI(M) is ahead in one.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 10:14 AM

  Congress veteran and six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his son Vikramaditya Singh are leading from Arki and Shimla(Rural) respectively, according to early trends available for 60 of the 68 seats.

  

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:59 AM

  #HimachalPradeshElections2017: BJP candidate Ravinder Kumar leading in JAISINGHPUR | To read: https://t.co/o2AZvsCGCi #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/uDXGRaMxTt

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:51 AM

  #HimachalPradeshElections2017: BJP candidate Mulkh Raj leading in Baijnath | To read: https://t.co/o2AZvsCGCi #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/0JI7xAjMTb

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:50 AM

  ► The CPI(M) is ahead in one seat after nearly two hours of counting. Trends are available for 43 seats.

  ► Main rivals BJP and Congress have contested all 68 seats.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:49 AM

  EC Offical trends

  

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:45 AM

  #HimachalPradeshElections: BJP leading in 40 seats, Congress in 22 https://t.co/o2AZvsCGCi pic.twitter.com/AtBiyzXqW0

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:40 AM

  BJP leading in Manali constituency

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:40 AM

  In Kangra district's Jaisinghpur #BJP candidate Ravi Dhiman is leading with 1200 votes

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:27 AM

  Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya leading by 1316 votes in Shimla Rural

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:27 AM

  BJP's CM candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal trailing by 540 votes from Sujanpur

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:24 AM

  #HimachalPradesh: BJP leading in 29 seats, Congress in 17 https://t.co/o2AZvsCGCi #HimachalPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/ropUNCO8wR

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 09:06 AM

  According to early reports, Bhartiya Janata Party's Ravi Dhiman, Pratyashi Indra, Balveer Choudhary, Anil Sharma and Satpal Satti are leading. While Congress' candidate Dhaniram Shandil is leading from Solan constituency.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 08:51 AM

  TRENDS

   

  BJP - 33

  Congress - 10

  Others - 1

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 08:51 AM

  EC Official trends for Himachal Pradesh: BJP leading on 11 seats, Congress leading on 4, others 1
   

   

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 08:31 AM

  BJP ahead in 9 seats, Congress leading in four seats

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 08:31 AM

  EVMs opened at a counting centre in Shimla's Kasumpati as counting of votes continues #HimachalPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/wjXVECqHNP

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 08:22 AM

  BJP leading in six seats, Congress in four

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 08:22 AM

  "I assure you that there can be no tampering with the EVMs" says Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AK Joti

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 07:59 AM

  #GujaratResults | Supporters perform 'Hawan' outside Congress President Rahul Gandhi's residence in #Delhi ahead of counting of votes, set to begin shortly #GujaratElection2017 #HimachalPradeshElections2017 pic.twitter.com/fuKoT3TUCE

  — DNA (@dna) December 18, 2017

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 07:59 AM

  
  While the BJP is confident of winning the polls with a comfortable majority, the Congress has rejected the exit-polls and claimed that it was all set to repeat.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 07:59 AM

  Counting of votes begins for Himachal Pradesh.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 07:37 AM

  Sitting Rajya Sabha member Viplov Thakur(Congress), former Lok Sabha members, Chander Kumar(Congress and Dr Rajan Shushant (Independent) and former Rajya Sabha member Kripal Parmar(BJP) are also among key contestants.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 07:36 AM

  Out of 67 sitting MLAs, 60 MLAS, nine cabinet ministers, HPCC president Sukhvinder Singh Sukkhu, state BJP chief, Satpal Singh Satti, Deputy Speaker, Jagat Singh Negi and eight Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS) contested the poll along with a dozen former ministers.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 07:36 AM

  Corruption was the main focus of the BJP campaign with the party training its guns at Chief Minister Singh, while the Congress hit out at the BJP over the issue of GST and demonetization.

  
• 18 Dec 2017, 07:36 AM

  The hill state witnessed a record 75.28 % turnout and pollsters have predicted a BJP victory.