Congress supporters of Pratibha Singh demand she be appointed chief minister . Supporters say party has only a winning mandate under her leadership .
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) (India) — December 9, 2014 — The Congress held a meeting in Shimla on Friday with party observer Bhupesh Baghel, state in-charge Rajeev Shukla, possible CM Pratibha Singh, and all the elected MLAs.On Friday, supporters of Congress Himalayachal President Pratibha Singh gathered outside the party's Shimla headquarters and demanded that she be appointed the next chief minister, saying that the party had only a winning mandate under her leadership and that it would be a big mistake on the part of the upper management if she were rejected for the position.Although the BJP only managed to garner 25 seats in the final count, the difference in vote share between the two groups was less than 1%.Despite this, the Congress is finding it a difficult battle to select its chief ministerial candidate for the hill-state, including Pratibha Singh, the wife of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who led the party's electoral drive in the state, as well as former state party chief Sukhu and CLP leader Mukes
