The hills are all set for a landslide BJP victory, even as prospective Chief Ministers lock horns over Nainital and Hamirpur plays judge over Anurag Singh Thakur’s reelection.
Around 1,000 people are killed and 5,000 others injured each year in the state.
India Today cover story focuses on the wins, worries and warnings ahead of the eight Assembly polls in 2018.
From the numbers coming in, the BJP looks all set to form the government in the two states.
It remains to be seen if the Congress will be ousted by default.
The tax reform is also detrimental to employment prospects in the state.
As per the India Today Axis-My India survey, the November 9 Assembly elections will see a big loss for incumbent CM Virbhadra Singh.
They constitute nearly 25 per cent of the state's population.
The heinous crime has spilled public anger on the roads and shaken the election-bound Himachal.
We are not a country of lasting solutions, short-term respite is good for us.