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With the Congress crossing the majority mark in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday handed over his resignation to the governor. "I respect the mandate. I have handed over my resignation to the governor," Thakur told reporters here. The Congress on Thursday achieved majority in Himachal Pradesh as it surged ahead of the BJP. Pratibha V Singh, HP Congress Pres on poll results said, “It is a very emotional moment for me as I can see the same kind of support from people as it was for late Virbhadra Singh. Chandigarh is easily accessible meeting point for MLAs & we are not worried about poaching”