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BJP wins 44 out of 68 seats in Himachal with best vote share ever

As many as 338 candidates contested the 2017 assembly elections in Himachal of which only 5 per cent (19) were women candidates

Party workers outside the BJP headquarter, in New Delhi

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Last Updated : Dec 19 2017 | 11:50 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 44 of 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh with a vote share of 48.8 per cent, up from 38.47 per cent in 2012. This is the best ever performance by the BJP in terms of vote share since it first contested elections in the state in 1982. The Congress won 21 of 68 seats with a vote share of 41.7 per cent, down from 42.81 per cent in 2012.

Himachal Pradesh, the tiny hill state located in north India with a population of 6.8 million, is expected grow at 6.8 per cent in the current

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