Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as Himachal Pradesh CM
Shimla: Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
Sukhu is the 15th CM of the state.
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Himachal witnessed the return of the Congress.
Sukhu won the election from Nadaun in the hill state's Hamirpur district.
He headed the Congress' campaign committee for the recently held state polls.
Sukhu, 58, was chosen by the Congress high command for the top post amid reported lobbying by Pratibha Singh, Congress MP and the wife of former Chief Minister and Congress veteran, the late Virbhadra Singh.
Sukhu started as an activist at Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla and headed the National Students' Union of India's state unit in the late 1980s.
He is a former president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress.
The Congress defeated BJP in the Himachal Pradesh elections, winning 40 out of 68 seats.
