The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to snatch power from the hands of Congress in Himachal Pradesh, but one of tall leaders in the state, Prem Kumar Dhumal, was not able to deliver a victory for his party.

Dhumal lost against Congress&#39; Rajinder Rana in Sujanpur, after he changed his traditional constituency of Hamirpur. He was made the chief ministerial face only nine days before the polling.

&quot;Mr Dhumal&#39;s loss is heartbreaking, but there was no infighting. BJP&#39;s parliamentary board will decide on the chief ministerial face,&quot; Mandi MP Ram Swarup Sharma told Zee News.

In Himachal Pradesh, Congress veteran and six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his son Vikramaditya Singh won from Arki and Shimla (Rural) respectively.

Himachal Pradesh has a tradition of changing the government in every election.

The BJP ousted the Congress in 1990 and the Congress avenged the defeat in 1993. The BJP formed the government with the help of Himachal Vikas Congress in 1998 and the Congress was back in power in 2003. The BJP made a comeback in 2007.

(With PTI inputs)

Dhumal lost against Congress' Rajinder Rana in Sujanpur, after he changed his traditional constituency of Hamirpur. He was made the chief ministerial face only nine days before the polling.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to snatch power from the hands of Congress in Himachal Pradesh, but one of tall leaders in the state, Prem Kumar Dhumal, was not able to deliver a victory for his party. Dhumal lost against Congress' Rajinder Rana in Sujanpur, after he changed his traditional constituency of Hamirpur. He was made the chief ministerial face only nine days before the polling. "Mr Dhumal's loss is heartbreaking, but there was no infighting. BJP's parliamentary board will decide on the chief ministerial face," Mandi MP Ram Swarup Sharma told Zee News. In Himachal Pradesh, Congress veteran and six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his son Vikramaditya Singh won from Arki and Shimla (Rural) respectively. Himachal Pradesh has a tradition of changing the government in every election. The BJP ousted the Congress in 1990 and the Congress avenged the defeat in 1993. The BJP formed the government with the help of Himachal Vikas Congress in 1998 and the Congress was back in power in 2003. The BJP made a comeback in 2007. (With PTI inputs)

Himachal Pradesh elections: Prem Kumar Dhumal loses, BJP to choose new CM face

The victory in <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/gujarat-elections-2017-live-results-27014">Gujarat for the BJP came at </a>the cost of their big guns as several cabinet ministers&nbsp;lost in the assembly polls.

Gujarat minister of state for health &amp; family <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/jo-jeeta-wohi-sikandar-smriti-irani-speaks-on-bjps-win-27054">welfare Shankar Chaudhary,47, lost </a>to Congress party&#39;s Thakor Geniben Nagaji from Vav assembly constituency.

A six-time winner from Jamjodhpur constituency, agriculture minister Chiman Shapriya also lost to Congress&#39;s Kalariya Chiragbhai Rameshbha.

In another embarrassment for the BJP, minister Keshaji Shivaji Chauhan lost to Bhuriya Shivabhai Amrabhai in Deodar assembly constituency in Banaskantha district.

Chauhan had won the election from Deodar last time in 2012.

Minister of state for water supply and civil aviation in the Vijay Rupani government, Jasha Barad lost to Mohansinh Rathava by 1,093 votes.

Minister of state for water supply and civil aviation in the Vijay Rupani government, Jasha Barad lost to Mohansinh Rathava by 1,093 votes.?

The victory in Gujarat for the BJP came at the cost of their big guns as several cabinet ministers lost in the assembly polls. Gujarat minister of state for health & family welfare Shankar Chaudhary,47, lost to Congress party's Thakor Geniben Nagaji from Vav assembly constituency. A six-time winner from Jamjodhpur constituency, agriculture minister Chiman Shapriya also lost to Congress's Kalariya Chiragbhai Rameshbha. In another embarrassment for the BJP, minister Keshaji Shivaji Chauhan lost to Bhuriya Shivabhai Amrabhai in Deodar assembly constituency in Banaskantha district. Chauhan had won the election from Deodar last time in 2012. Minister of state for water supply and civil aviation in the Vijay Rupani government, Jasha Barad lost to Mohansinh Rathava by 1,093 votes.

BJP ministers lose in Gujarat elections

The predictions made by exit polls for Gujarat seem to be a little off the mark with BJP and Congress locked in a close battle. Most of the pollsters had given BJP anywhere between 100-120 seats, and that might happen if the party is able to convert early leads into results, but Congress is emerging as the real winner.

If the early leads convert into results, the Congress is doing much better than expected. All pollsters had predicted a comfortable win for the BJP and the trends are proving pollsters wrong. Gujarat has been the BJP&#39;s laboratory and the party has held the state from 1995. Today&#39;s results not withstanding, the party will have to go back to the drawing board to see what has resulted in this massive dent in their support base in the state.

A party needs 92 seats in the 182-seat Gujarat assembly to form the government. When the campaign was launched in November, BJP president Amit Shah had claimed then party would win 150 seats. But that seems to be a very difficult target the achieve now.

In the 2012 assembly elections in Gujarat, the Congress had 61 seats and was a distant second to the BJP which had won 115. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won all the 26 parliamentary seats in the state.

In Himachal Pradesh, trends indicate it&#39;s a close race between the Congress and the BJP with the BJP ahead in 33 of the 55 seats for which trends are available. The Congress is ahead in 19 and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was embattled with graft charges, is doing better that expected.

The state has 68 assembly seats and most pollsters predicted a comfortable victory for the BJP, giving the party 45-50 seats. That Congress wipeout doesn&#39;t seem to be happening.

Every pollster had predicted a BJP win in Himachal Pradesh. The India Today-Axis poll gave BJP 47-55 seats out of a total of 68. The ruling Congress, they said, was expected to slump to anywhere between 13-20 seats.

Today&#39;s Chanakya, another prominent pollster, had predicted 55 seats for the BJP in Himachal Pradesh and 13 for Congress.

The predictions made by exit polls for Gujarat seem to be a little off the mark with BJP and Congress locked in a close battle.

The predictions made by exit polls for Gujarat seem to be a little off the mark with BJP and Congress locked in a close battle. Most of the pollsters had given BJP anywhere between 100-120 seats, and that might happen if the party is able to convert early leads into results, but Congress is emerging as the real winner. If the early leads convert into results, the Congress is doing much better than expected. All pollsters had predicted a comfortable win for the BJP and the trends are proving pollsters wrong. Gujarat has been the BJP's laboratory and the party has held the state from 1995. Today's results not withstanding, the party will have to go back to the drawing board to see what has resulted in this massive dent in their support base in the state. A party needs 92 seats in the 182-seat Gujarat assembly to form the government. When the campaign was launched in November, BJP president Amit Shah had claimed then party would win 150 seats. But that seems to be a very difficult target the achieve now. In the 2012 assembly elections in Gujarat, the Congress had 61 seats and was a distant second to the BJP which had won 115. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won all the 26 parliamentary seats in the state. In Himachal Pradesh, trends indicate it's a close race between the Congress and the BJP with the BJP ahead in 33 of the 55 seats for which trends are available. The Congress is ahead in 19 and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was embattled with graft charges, is doing better that expected. The state has 68 assembly seats and most pollsters predicted a comfortable victory for the BJP, giving the party 45-50 seats. That Congress wipeout doesn't seem to be happening. Every pollster had predicted a BJP win in Himachal Pradesh. The India Today-Axis poll gave BJP 47-55 seats out of a total of 68. The ruling Congress, they said, was expected to slump to anywhere between 13-20 seats. Today's Chanakya, another prominent pollster, had predicted 55 seats for the BJP in Himachal Pradesh and 13 for Congress.

Congress makes huge gains in Gujarat, Himachal, defies pollsters