Most Himachal BJP MLAs want Dhumal as CM

SHIMLA : The new CM of Himachal Pradesh is likely to be named on Sunday when observers Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Tomar, with the BJP state in-charge Mangal Pandey, will meet the newly-elected MLAs.
Top contenders are Seraj MLA Jai Ram Thakur, ex-CM P K Dhumal, Union health minister J P Nadda and Shimla MLA Suresh Bhardwaj. Most of the elected MLAs are also favouring Dhumal's candidature, sources said.TNN