U-Turn By Virbhadra Singh's Son Hours After Quitting As Himachal Minister

In signs of a thaw in the infighting-riddled Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress, state minister Vikramaditya Singh has taken back his resignation hours after tendering it. Six Congress MLAs had cross-voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha election on Tuesday, leading to the party suffering a stunning defeat.

Amid a possible threat to the survival of the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government, Mr Singh had announced his resignation as the Public Works minister on Wednesday morning. The minister had accused Mr Sukhu of "negligence" towards MLAs and disrespecting his late father and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh.