Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh received from Shimla Rural seat

Shimla:

Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh, the spouse of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, and her son Vikramaditya Singh have congratulated social gathering employees after defeating the BJP within the meeting election.

Pratibha Singh mentioned they won’t neglect the previous chief minister’s legacy because the social gathering fought the election in his title and received. Vikramaditya Singh additionally received from Shimla Rural seat.

“We’ve got been engaged on the bottom for the previous 5 years and we knew that individuals have been disenchanted with this so-called double engine ki sarkar, and we have been very certain will probably be swept out of energy,” Vikramaditya Singh advised NDTV.

On his father’s legacy, Vikramaditya Singh mentioned, “As a son, I miss him. However I can say he’s immortal and continues to reside within the hearts and minds of individuals of the state. The outcomes have confirmed that. His college of thought shall be useful and really a lot seen within the subsequent authorities.”

Earlier, Pratibha Singh advised reporters that when Virbhadra Singh was chief minister, “he gave a big a part of his life to creating Himachal.”

“Wherever he went, if individuals requested they needed a faculty, they needed cash for horticulture, he would make the funds accessible and assist individuals,” Pratibha Singh mentioned. “The individuals of Himachal gave the BJP an opportunity and in contrast what Virbhadra ji did, solely to search out the BJP was under no circumstances good,” she mentioned.

After an early scare, the Congress received 40 seats in Himachal Pradesh, a cushty majority, with the BJP at 25. The Aam Aadmi Get together did not win a single seat.

When it comes to vote share, the Congress was solely marginally forward of the BJP with 43.88 per cent of votes. The BJP completed a detailed second with 42.99 per cent.