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Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee
Indian political party From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress, working in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The current president of the HPCC is Pratibha Singh. Y. S. Parmar, Ram Lal Thakur and Virbhadra Singh from Congress represented the state since 1951. Its head office is situated at Rajiv Bhawan in Shimla. Pratibha Singh is the current president.



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Structure & Composition
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List of presidents
List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh from Indian National Congress(1963–present)
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The Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh was formed on 15 April 1948 through integration of 30 erstwhile princely-states. In 1951, Himachal Pradesh become a Part C state, under the Government of Part C State, 1951 and was brought under a Lt. Governor with 36-member Legislative Assembly. First elections to the Assembly were held in 1952. The Indian National Congress won 24 seats to form a government under Yashwant Singh Parmar.
In 1954, Bilaspur, another part-C State, was merged with Himachal Pradesh. In 1956 it was made a Union Territory and was placed under a Lt. Governor with a Territorial Council with limited powers. In 1963, Himachal Pradesh, though being a Union Territory, was provided with a Legislative Assembly. The Territorial Council was converted into the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory. The assembly has its first sitting on 1 October 1971. On 18 December 1970 the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971 as the 18th state of the Indian Union.
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List of Current Members of the Himachal Legislative Assembly
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List of all Rajya Sabha members of Himachal Pradesh from Indian National Congress
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Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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- A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
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