74th Republic Day was celebrated with gaiety and fervour across Himachal Pradesh on Thursday with a state-level function being organised in Shimla where Governor Rajendra Arlekar unfurled the national flag.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on accepting the resignation tendered by the outgoing Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur requested the present government to continue in office and only discharge its functions till the new assembly is constituted and the new government is formed.