Jai Ram Thakur takes oath as 14th CM of Himachal Pradesh

BJP's veteran leader and five-time MLA Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday took oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh after the party formed the state government with 44 seats. Thakur defeated Congress candidate Chet Ram from Seraj with a margin of over 11,000 votes. He had earlier served as state Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.