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BJP can always have a new chief minister in Himachal Pradesh: Meenakshi Lekhi
UPDATED: Dec 18, 2017 13:33 IST
It's no more neck-and-neck in Narendra Modi's Gujarat, with his BJP set to retain the state for the sixth straight term, according to the Assembly election results recent trends.
The trends so far are also close to the India Today-Axis exit poll, which had predicted 105 seats to the BJP and the Congress 75.
Not only Gujarat, BJP is also leading in Himachal, however, BJP's CM of Himachal Pradesh, PK Dhumal is trailing by over 1000 votes, whereas Sukhram's son Anil Sharma (BJP) is leading from Mandi. When asked whether BJP will have a new face in Himachal as Chief Minister, the party's leader Meenakshi Lekhi said that it doesn't matter who is winning or losing as long as the party is winning and they can always have a new Chief Minister.
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