There exists parliamentary system of government in state with council of ministers responsible to legislative assembly.

Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat .

Judiciary has been separated from the executive in Himachal Pradesh like other Indian states.

The executive authority is headed by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, who is the de facto head of state and is vested with most of the executive powers; the Legislative Assembly's majority party leader is appointed to this position by the Governor.

The present Chief Minister is Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who took office on 11 December 2022.

Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by the governor before it becomes applicable.

The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.

But while a proclamation of state of emergency is in operation, the said period will be extended by Parliament by Laws for a period not exceeding one year at a time The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has no pre-Constitution history.

It first came into being as a centrally administered territory on 15 April 1948 by the integration of 30 erstwhile princely states.