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( January 2018 ) Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh Type Type Unicameral Term limits 5 years Leadership Speaker Rajeev Bindal, BJP Since 27 December 2017 Deputy Speaker Hans Raj, BJP Since 27 December 2017 Leader of the House ( Chief Minister ) Jai Ram Thakur, BJP Since 27 December 2017 Leader of the Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, INC Since 5 January 2018 Structure Seats 68 Political groups Government ( 44 ) BJP ( 44 ) Opposition ( 24 ) INC ( 21 ) CPI ( M ) ( 1 ) Independents ( 2 ) Elections Voting system First past the post Last election 9 November 2017 Meeting place Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India Website Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68. Contents 1 List of Assemblies 2 Council of Ministers ( 2017 - 22 ) 3 Current Party Composition 4 See also 5 References List of Assemblies Election Year Assembly Party Chief Minister 1952 - 1957 Legislative Assembly of Part - C State of Himachal Pradesh Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar 1957 - 1962 Territorial Council Indian National Congress Thakur Karam Singh 1962 -- 1967 First Assembly Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar 1967 -- 1972 Second Assembly Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar 1972 -- 1977 Third Assembly Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar 1977 -- 1982 Fourth Assembly Janata Party Shanta Kumar 1982 -- 1985 Fifth Assembly Indian National Congress Ram Lal Thakur Virbhadra Singh 1985 -- 1990 Sixth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh 1990 -- 1992 Seventh Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Shanta Kumar 1993 -- 1998 Eighth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh ( 2 ) 1998 -- 2003 Ninth Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar Dhumal 2003 -- 2007 Tenth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh ( 3 ) 2007 - 2012 Eleventh Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar Dhumal ( 2 ) 2012 -- 2017 Twelfth Assembly Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh ( 4 ) 2017 - Current Thirteenth Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Jai Ram Thakur Council of Ministers ( 2017 - 22 ) Council of Ministers Designation Department Name Chief Minister Finance, General Administrations, Home, Planning, Personnel and All other Departments not allotted to any other Minister Jai Ram Thakur Irrigation & Public Health Minister Irrigation & Public Health, Horticulture, Sainik Welfare Mahender Singh Thakur Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Election Kishan Kapoor Education Minister Higher Education, Elementary Education, Parliamentary Affairs, Law and Legal Remembrancer Suresh Bhardwaj MPP and Power Minister Multi Purpose Projects and Power Minister, Non-Conventional Energy Sources Anil Sharma Urban Development Minister Urban Development, Town & Country Planning, Housing Sarveen Chaudhary Agriculture Minister Agriculture, Tribal Development, Information and Technology Ram Lal Markanda Health and Family Welfare Minister Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Ayurveda, Science and Technology Vipin Singh Parmar Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Minister Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries Virender Kanwar Industries Minister Industries, Labour & Employment, Technical Education, Vocational & Industrial Training Bikram Singh Forest Minister Forest, Transport, Youth Services and Sports Govind Singh Social Justice & Empowerment Minister Social Justice & Empowerment, Corporate Rajiv Saizal Current Party Composition Party Members BJP 44 INC 21 CPI ( M ) Independent Total 68 See also Government of Himachal Pradesh References Jump up ^ https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/two-time-churah-mla-hans-raj-deputy-speaker-hp-assembly-1502562450.html Jump up ^ Himachal Legislative Assembly Elections in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections 1952 1967 1972 1977 1985 1998 2003 2007 2012 2017 General elections 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1991 1998 1999 2009 2014 Legislatures of India British Raj Council of India Imperial Legislative Council Council of State Central Legislative Assembly Chamber of Princes Constituent Assembly of India Sansad Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Vidhan Sabha Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh National Capital Territory of Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Vidhan Parishad Andhra Pradesh Bihar Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Maharashtra Telangana Uttar Pradesh Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Himachal_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly&oldid=849073915 '' Categories : State legislatures of India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Unicameral legislatures Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from January 2018 Use Indian English from January 2018 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Articles needing additional references from January 2018 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia हिन्दी Русский தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 6 July 2018, at 10 : 03 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the education minister of himachal pradesh
Answer: Suresh Bhardwaj