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| Seat(s) of Government |
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|---|---|
| Legislative Branch | |
| Assembly | |
| Speaker | Kuldeep Singh Pathania |
| Leader of Opposition | Jai Ram Thakur |
| Legislative branch | |
| Deputy Speaker | Vinay Kumar |
| Executive Branch | |
| Governor | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
| Chief Minister | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Mukesh Agnihotri |
| Chief Secretary | Prabodh Saxena, IAS |
| Judiciary | |
| Court | Himachal Pradesh High Court |
| Chief Justice | M. S. Ramachandra Rao[1] |
| Seat | Shimla |
The Government of Himachal Pradesh also known as the State Government of Himachal Pradesh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It consists of an executive branch, led by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Himachal Pradesh is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and council of ministers. There exists parliamentary system of government in state with council of ministers responsible to legislative assembly. Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat . Dharamshala is the winter capital of the state. The Himachal Pradesh High Court is located in Shimla, which has jurisdiction over the whole of Himachal Pradesh. State legislature is unicameral having legislative assembly composed of MLAs elected directly by the people of the state.
- ^ http://hphighcourt.nic.in/gifs/jprofile.htm Archived 19 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine High Court oF Himachal Pradesh