The BJP chose Jairam Thakur, a five-time MLA, to be the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
Thakur and Union Minister J.P. Nadda had emerged as the main contenders after P.K Dhumal, who was the party's chief ministerial candidate in the recent polls, opted out of contention as he had lost.
There had been a lack of consensus on the issue of chief minister and the BJP deputed two central observers—Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Singh Tomar—to hold consultations in Shimla. On Thursday, supporters of Dhumal and Thakur had raised slogans as the central observers met party leaders in the state.
The BJP had won the recent elections, bagging 44 out of 68 seats and ousting the Congress. The party's legislators will meet the governor later on Sunday to decide the swearing-in of the new government.
