The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ministry is the state cabinet of

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

headed by present

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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (born 27 March 1964) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. As a member of Indian National Congress, he is a 4-time and incumbent MLA from Nadaun assembly constituency of Himac ...

. The oath taking ceremony of Sukhu was held in

Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...

on 11 December 2022. Cabinet ministers took oath on 8 January 2023.

History

Inauguration

On 8 December 2022,

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for the

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were announced. The state continued its tradition of unseating the incumbent government, with the

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obtaining a decisive victory winning 40 seats of the 68 in the hill state. On 10 December 2022, the Congress party chose

to become the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. He was sworn in as the CM of his state the day later, with Mukesh Agnihotri becoming deputy chief minister.

Council of Ministers

References

{{Current Indian ministries Lists of current Indian state and territorial ministries Government of Himachal Pradesh