Shimla: Congress on March 1 won three seats and was leading in 19 others in the Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh, where ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged one seat and was ahead in 11 of the 65 constituencies.

Anita Verma of Congress won from Hamirpur. The party has also won Garget and Kulehar constituencies. BJP bagged the Mewa seat.

Himachal Vikas Congress (HVC) was ahead in three seats with its chief Sukh Ram leading by 120 votes in Mandi.

While Pradesh Congress Committee chief Vidya Stokes was leading in Kumarsain, BJP chief Jaikishan Sharma was trailing in Santogarh by 600 votes.

Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was leading in Rohroo.

Assembly Speaker and BJP candidate Gulab Singh was trailing in Joginder Nagar.

Congress' Harbhajan Singh was leading in Shimla and Ishwar Das in Anni. Congress candidate was also ahead in Rampur.

Baldev Sharma of BJP was leading in Nadonta and Mansa Ram of HVC was trailing in Karsog.

Independents and others were leading in six seats. In Chopal, Shallai, Pragpur, Theog and Kusumpti constituencies, independent candidates were ahead.

PTI