Jairam Thakur will be new Himachal CM

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IANS Shimla
Last Updated : Dec 24 2017 | 2:20 PM IST

Five-time legislator Jairam Thakur will be the 13th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, it was announced on Sunday.

A decision in this regard was unanimously taken at the BJP Legislative Party meeting where central observers -- Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Singh Tomar were also present along with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and state party in-charge Mangal Pandey.

"Jairam Thakur will be the BJP legislature party leader in Himachal Pradesh," Tomar told reporters after the meeting.

--IANS

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