Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu will take oath as Chief Minister today

Shimla. Senior Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held at the Raj Bhavan. Mukesh Agnihotri will take oath as Deputy Chief Minister with him. After the victory in the assembly elections, there is a tussle in the Congress party regarding the post of CM. Amidst all kinds of claims and counter-claims, the party high command decided to make Sukhu the chief minister. Let us inform that bypassing the family of Virbhadra Singh, who was Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for 6 times, the party expressed confidence in Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu. Before the announcement, several statements had come out from Pratibha Singh, wife of Virbhadra Singh.

Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has expressed his gratitude to the Gandhi family after the name was decided for the post of Chief Minister. Sukhu said that he is very happy that despite belonging to an ordinary family, he is going to become the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He said, ‘I am very happy that despite being from a normal family, I am going to become the Chief Minister. I thank the Congress party and the Gandhi family for giving me this opportunity. My mother never stopped me from joining politics. Today I have reached here only with his blessings. On the question of Pratibha Singh being dissatisfied, Sukhu said that there is no such ban. Let us inform that earlier the supporters of Pratibha Singh raised slogans in favor of making her the Chief Minister.