Shimla, Dec 8 (UNI) In a close race, the opposition Congress was ahead in 33 seats, with the ruling BJP led in 30 constituencies in the initial counting trends on Thursday for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls.
Independents are leading in three seats, with trends available for 66 constituencies in the 68-member state Assembly.
Among the leading BJP candidates are Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, his cabinet members Ram Lal Markanda, Vikram Singh and Sukh Ram Chaudhary. However, four cabinet ministers Suresh Bhardwaj, Sarveen Chaudhary, Virender Kanwar and Rakesh Pathania are trailing.