How Sukhvinder Sukhu Won Chief Minister Race In Himachal Congress: 10 Factors
Sukhvinder Sukhu known for an aggressive brand of politics, a style he carries from college days. (File) Shimla/New Delhi: After nearly four decades of his loyalty for the Congress, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has been chosen as Himachal’s Chief Minister, though rivals will get significant positions for balance. Here are 10 factors behind Sukhvinder Sukhu’s rise to top post: Numbers first: Of the 40 Congress MLAs in the House of 68, Sukhvinder Sukhu has support of more than half. Even in his home district of Hamirpur — also the home district of BJP Union Minister Anurag Thakur and his father, veteran Prem Kumar Dhumal — the Congress won four of five seats while the fifth also went to a Congress leader who had turned a rebel. Self-made image: His rivals Pratibha Singh and Mukesh Agnihotri started politics under the shadow of the late “Raja” Virbhadra Singh — she being wife, he as a journalist-cum-protege. They were pitted against a self-built image of Mr Sukhu, a former student leader who once sold milk and whose father was a bus driver. The …