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In a big relief to Congress, state minister Vikramaditya Singh on Wednesday said he would not press his resignation from the cabinet until the final outcome of the ongoing efforts by central observers to placate dissident leaders...
"There is a difference between taking back the resignation and not pressing the resignation till the time the dialogue and the action of the observers is not complete....
Vikramaditya's decision holds a lot of significance, as his act caused a lot of political instability and also put Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu in a spot of trouble...
Speaking on Singh's decision to resign, Congress MP Rajeev Shukla said "Our party observers who have come to Shimla are talking to the party MLAs and taking their opinion..
Himachal Pradesh's recent political developments have caught the attention of everyone and further exacerbated the problems for the grand-old party Congress, which recently lost three elections in the Hindi heartland..
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