Himachal will write new chapter of development under CM Sukhu: Priyanka Gandhi

Himachal Pradesh will write a new chapter of development under the leadership of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said on SundayCongratulations and best wishes to Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Mukesh Agnihotri on taking oath as the chief minister and deputy chief minister of Devbhoomi Himachal The people of Devbhoomi have given a historic mandate to the Congress I am confident that the state will write a new chapter of development under your able leadership tweeted PriyankaEarlier on Sunday senior Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took oath as the Himachal Pradesh chief ministerCM Sukhu was unveiled as the partys CM face after the high command on Saturday picked him as the leader of the legislature partyCM Sukhu who climbed the political ladder from the grassroots in Himachal Pradesh took oath as the 15th CM of the hill state at a ceremony in ShimlaMukesh Agnihotri former leader of the Opposition took oath as the deputy chief minister Governor RV Arlekar administered the oath of office to them at a function organised at Ridge Maidan in Shimla on SundayThe swearingin ceremony as attended by top Congress leaders including President Mallikarjun Kharge party leader Rahul Gandhi and All India Congress Committee AICC general secretary Priyanka GandhiA loyalist of the Gandhi family Sukhu is a fourtime MLA 58 and former Congress state chiefAlso Read There is no groupism in Congress Himachal Pradesh party chief Pratibha SinghCM Sukhu is known as an affable and approachable leader who commands huge support in the hill state due to his long years in building the partys organizational muscle in the state He also has vast organisational experience in the state owing to his connection with the grand old party for many yearsHe was the partys state unit president from 2013 to 2019 and often spoke his mind even if it was not to the liking of the partys tallest leader Virbhadra Singh a sixtime chief ministerSukhu has been in favour of promoting and grooming younger Congress leaders in Himachal Pradesh With Congress chief ministers in the state over the past four decades coming from Rampur Bushahr the partys central leadership was apparently keen to expand its choiceSukhu belongs to a middleclass family He was active in politics from his student days and fought elections as an NSUI candidate He was president of the NSUI and the Indian Youth Congress in the stateHe also fought and won elections for Shimla Municipal Corporation Sukhu won the Assembly election for the first time in 2003 from NadaunSukhu was the chairman of the Congress Campaign Committee for this years Assembly elections in which the party focused on local issues and promised to restore the Old Pension Scheme which many felt eventually tilted the electoral outcome in its favourCongress won the Assembly polls in the state winning a total of 40 seatsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever