It’s time for the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh to receive the initial layers of seasonal snow, and meteorologists are keeping a hawk’s eye on how the winter progresses. The days have been too warm till now—one is speaking purely of the weather here—but the mid-Himalayan state seems on course for a white New Year. Temperatures, meanwhile, were soaring to a merry high on Shimla’s Ridge on December 8 as the local Congress throngs brought out the celebratory marigold garlands, beat the nagada and trumpeted a rare moment of triumph on the curved horns of the ransingha. Yes, Himachal Pradesh does tend to swing from one party to the other every five years—and it kept that pattern alive this time—but then a victory against the BJP does not come every day for the Congress. This one has come after four long years of electoral depression: the last time the Grand Old Party had won any assembly election on its own was in 2018. So, for the cadre and the leadership, the fine print could wait. For now, jubilation was in order. However small a portion of India’s political map Himachal represents, and however slender the actual margin of votes, this seemed like spring.
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