Himachal Pradesh faced a challenging year marked by severe natural disasters, including cloudbursts, floods, and landslides, which caused extensive damage and claimed at least 240 lives. The state government declared the entire region disaster-affected, estimating losses at Rs 5,000 crore, with the Prime Minister announcing a Rs 1,500 crore relief package. The Congress government accused the Centre of insufficient aid, while the BJP criticized the state's financial management and mounting debt, which led to deferred payments for lawmakers. The year also saw a mysterious death of a power corporation engineer.