Himachal Pradesh CM denies reports of resignation, says Congress will prove majority

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday denied reports that he was planning to resign from the post, ANI reported.

He asserted that the Congress would prove that it has the majority in the state Assembly.

“I rose from the politics of struggle and came from an ordinary family,” he told reporters. “We will win, the people of Himachal will win.”

#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says "Neither anyone asked for my resignation nor I have presented my resignation to anyone. We will prove the majority. We will win, the people of Himachal will win..." pic.twitter.com/YK9uGPJrjA— ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2024

This came amid tensions within the Congress after its candidate Abhishek Singhvi lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Harsh Mahajan on Tuesday in the elections for the lone Rajya Sabha seat that was up for grabs.

In the wake of the Rajya Sabha election result, Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh said earlier on Wednesday that he was resigning as a state minister. He said that in the current circumstances, it would not be correct for him to continue being part of the government.

“I have never said anything about the functioning of the government, but it is my responsibility to say it clearly today…” Vikramaditya Singh, the son of late Congress leader...

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