Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to take oath as Himachal CM today

Shimla: Four-time MLA and chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Congress' state election campaign committee Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will take oath as the new chief minister of the State on Sunday. Mukesh Agnihotri will also take charge as his deputy. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 12 noon in the Ridge and will be attended by Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi among others.

The party's central observers announced the election of 58-year-old Sukhu as the Congress legislature party leader after the meeting of MLAs on Saturday evening here following days of intense lobbying by aspirants including Pratibha Singh, the state unit chief and wife of late party stalwart Virbhadra Singh.

The swearing-in ceremony will take place on Sunday and senior leaders including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will attend.Cabinet expansion will be undertaken later, AICC in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajeev Shukla said.

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