Himachal Pradesh is the last state in Himachal Pradesh before Karnataka in which the Congress won an assembly election ((in , the current term of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is Till then. In this state with 68 seats, the Congress has 68 seats, with Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu winning from Nadaun in western Himachal. .The main opposition to the Congress in the state is the BJP which won only 45 seats on the back of an anti-incumbency wave and some of the Congress’ key policy promises, including withdrawal of the controversial New Pension Scheme in the state also includes. While a leadership struggle was expected in the state, with the Congress having several powerful leaders in the state, the party managed to avoid any trouble and appointed Sukhu, a senior Congress leader and former student union leader.