Himachal Assembly elections: Both BJP, Congress claim to form government with full majority

Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress on Tuesday claimed that they will get more than 40 seats of the total 68 in Himachal Pradesh, two days ahead of the counting of votes.

State Bharatiya Janata Party president Suresh Kashyap said poll percentage and heavy voting by the women electorate in the assembly elections were an indication that the saffron party could retain power in the hill state.

He said that a meeting of the national-level office bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party was held in Delhi in which party officials from Himachal Pradesh also took part.


Kashyap said that the election results would be far more favorable than predicted by the exit polls and the party would win more than 40 seats.

State BJP general secretary Trilok Jamwal also claimed that the party would form the government with a full majority in the state.

Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Naresh Chauhan too claimed that the grand-old party will get a majority in the assembly and the results would be much more favourable for it than projected in exit polls.

"Wait for two days for results to be out. The situation would be clear and the Congress would get more than 40 seats," he told reporters.

Exit polls had on Monday predicted a cliffhanger in Himachal Pradesh, with a range of 24-41 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party and 20-40 seats for the Congress. The majority mark is 35 seats.

The counting of votes will take place on December 8.