A sweeping return to power
What happened
The opposition won a landslide, taking control of the government away from the incumbent.
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 41 of the 68 seats on offer.
Its vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — was 43.1%.
The Indian National Congress finished second, on 23 seats.
What changed
This was a decisive win, and the movement between the two main parties reached deep into the state.
40 of the state's 68 constituencies changed hands from the previous election.
26 of those flipped straight from the INC to the BJP.
The winning party's own seat count grew from 16 to 41 over that time.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from that election stand out.
Bharmour, Himachal Pradesh was the closest race of the night, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 16 votes.
At the other extreme, Bamsan, Himachal Pradesh was the most one-sided contest, with the winner ahead by 56.6% of the vote.
Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — was lowest in Simla, Himachal Pradesh, at just 47.2%.
Kasumpti, Himachal Pradesh had the largest electorate of any seat that year, with 1,00,023 registered voters.
The backdrop
This was another shift in a state that swings firmly between two national parties.