Two-time Chief Minister PK Dhumal might have lost the Assembly election but his presence in the state capital still remains intact. The nameplate outside his earlier official residence in Chotta Shimla still reminds passersby of the clout he once enjoyed both as a CM and also as the Leader of Opposition. Even though it has been more than two months since Dhumal vacated the government accommodation he occupied for five years, his nameplate still adorns the entrance gate. The residence has been allotted to Minister for Rural Development Vikram Kanwar and his nameplate too has been put up.  
While one side of the entrance gate has the name of Kanwar, the other still has Dhumal’s nameplate. It is probably Kanwar’s respect for Dhumal that despite not being in the state capital, Dhumal’s name will be seen every now and then. It is for the first time since 1998 that Dhumal will not have a residence in Shimla.