Elections to the
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, al ...
were held in 1998 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
, India. The
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
and the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
won an equal number of seats, but the BJP managed to form the government by allying with the
Himachal Vikas Congress
Himachal Vikas Congress (''Himalayan Development Congress''), was a regional political party in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Formation
Himachal Vikas Congress was formed when Sukh Ram and Anil Sharma split from the Indian National Congress after ...
, and
Prem Kumar Dhumal
Prem Kumar Dhumal (pronounced ; born 10 April 1944) is an Indian politician who has twice served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, from March 1998 to March 2003 and again from 1 January 2008 to 25 December 2012. He was the Bharatiya Ja ...
was appointed as the
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
The chief minister of Himachal Pradesh is the head of government, chief executive of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the Governors of states of India, governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' ...
.
The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the
Delimitation Commission of India
The Delimitation Commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act, tasked with redrawing the boundaries of legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies bas ...
.
Parties and alliances
Others
Result
Elected members
See also
*
List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
*
1998 elections in India
Parliamentary Election Result
Overall Result
Legislative Assembly elections Delhi
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Source:
Meghalaya
The UDP was formed in 1997 through a merger of the Hill People's Union (HPU), some ...
References
{{Himachal Pradesh elections
State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh
1990s in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...