BJP looks to break anti-incumbency trend in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh, which became a full-fledged state only in 1971, first came into being as a Centrally administered territory on April 15, 1948, by the integration of 30 erstwhile princely states. Since 1993, the incumbent government has always been voted out. Although female turnout in the past state elections remains high, the proportion of women in the state legislature is low. A look at HP’s electoral history...