<p>Amid speculations regarding&nbsp;the appointment of the&nbsp;new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal has clarified that he is out of the race.</p>

<p>Prem Kumar Dhumal, who was&nbsp;the BJP&#39;s chief ministerial candidate, said that despite his party&#39;s victory in the state he cannot become the chief minister as he could not win from his seat.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He cleared the speculations which were&nbsp;on the rife after he lost his seat.</p>

<p>Prem Kumar Dhumal had fought the elections&nbsp;from Sujanpur constituency. He lost the seat against Congress candidate Rajinder Rana.</p>

<p>He said he had clarified it on the day of the results itself.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Dhumal said that the decisions lay with the high command of the party.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/vijay-rupani-nitin-patel-swearing-in-ceremony-to-take-place-on-december-26-27547" target="_blank">Vijay Rupani to be sworn-in as chief minister on December 26</a></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Despite BJP&#39;s great victory, unfortunately I could not win from my seat. Speculations rife that I am still in the running for Himachal CM.Had clarified on day of results itself that I am not in the running for any position.The decision lies with the high command:Prem Kumar Dhumal <a href="https://t.co/bAL9fM8GQT">pic.twitter.com/bAL9fM8GQT</a></p>
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<p>Dhumal had changed his traditional constituency of Hamirpur and contested from Sujanpur in this election.</p>

<p>He was made the chief ministerial face only nine days before the polling.</p>

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Amid speculations regarding?the appointment of the?new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal has clarified that he is out of the race

Amid speculations regarding the appointment of the new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal has clarified that he is out of the race. Prem Kumar Dhumal, who was the BJP's chief ministerial candidate, said that despite his party's victory in the state he cannot become the chief minister as he could not win from his seat. He cleared the speculations which were on the rife after he lost his seat. Prem Kumar Dhumal had fought the elections from Sujanpur constituency. He lost the seat against Congress candidate Rajinder Rana. He said he had clarified it on the day of the results itself. Dhumal said that the decisions lay with the high command of the party. Also read: Vijay Rupani to be sworn-in as chief minister on December 26 Despite BJP's great victory, unfortunately I could not win from my seat. Speculations rife that I am still in the running for Himachal CM.Had clarified on day of results itself that I am not in the running for any position.The decision lies with the high command:Prem Kumar Dhumal pic.twitter.com/bAL9fM8GQT — ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2017 × Dhumal had changed his traditional constituency of Hamirpur and contested from Sujanpur in this election. He was made the chief ministerial face only nine days before the polling.

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