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Topic: Himachal Pradesh

Jai Ram Thakur’s Himachal cabinet has a distinctly Rajput flavour

Rajputs are the dominant caste group in the state (accounting for one-third of the population) and half the cabinet hails from the community.

Jai Ram Thakur: Farm expert, amateur theatre actor, BJP man through and through

Thakur started his political career with the ABVP back in college, and has risen through the ranks to become Himachal CM at 52 years of age.

Jai Ram Thakur was handpicked to lead Himachal by Modi, Shah and RSS. Here’s why

Deliberations between central observers and newly-elected MLAs failed to reach a consensus, prompting the high command to intervene and decide on Thakur.

Here’s what the new Himachal assembly will look like

How did women, dynasts, independents and multiple-term MLAs for the Congress and the BJP fare in the Himachal Pradesh elections? ThePrint does some digging.

Gujarat transforms Rahul Gandhi from part-time politician to serious leader

Results of both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections could also work as a reminder for Rahul that the road ahead is full of challenges.

Modi wanted Congress-mukt Bharat, gets Congress-yukt Gujarat

Despite the two clear victories for the BJP, Monday’s results have opened up the political space which had seemed locked and sealed until the summer of 2019.

Prem Kumar Dhumal and other major upsets in the Himachal Pradesh election results

The BJP's chief ministerial candidate wasn't the only major upset in the Himachal Pradesh poll results. Here's a list of the biggest upsets.

The giant killers in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat polls

With the BJP set to form the government in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, ThePrint takes a look at the underdogs who became ‘giant killers’.

All exit polls on Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh election results in one place

All the exit polls predict a comfortable victory for the BJP in Gujarat. The same is expected in Himachal Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi has a bhakt, and he follows him barefoot

Dinesh Sharma is a law graduate from Jind, Haryana. He has been following Rahul Gandhi all around the country since 2011, and walks barefoot.

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Disability rights intersects with economy, commerce, health. Policy should reflect that

Another pressing issue plaguing the disability sector in India is the absence of proactive initiatives from state governments. This is despite disability being a state subject.

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.