After the Congress high command cleared his name, Chief Minister-designate Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Raj Bhavan on Saturday and staked claim to form a new government in Himachal Pradesh..
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is scheduled to take oath of office as the new CM at the historic Ridge in Shimla, the state capital, on 11 December.
A team of party’s Central observers, including Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and AICC observer Bhupesh Baghel, former Haryana chief minister and AICC observer Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Rajya Sabha MP and In charge of GSHP Rajeev Shukla, Lok Sabha MP and state Congress president Pratibha Singh, observer Tajender Bittu and senior Congress leader Mukesh Agnihotri were present on the occasion.
They handed over a formal letter to the Governor staking claim to form a new government in Himachal Pradesh.
