Shimla, Nov. 2 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday took a dig at the BJP over its 'Arajkata Hatao' rally in Shimla, claiming that the opposition party was divided into five factions and would win fewer seats in the next Assembly elections.

Reacting to the BJP's criticism of the Congress rally against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Sukhu said the opposition had every right to raise public issues through rallies and movements, which he described as an essential feature of democracy.

The Chief Minister also defended the Congress-led opposition's November 1 rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, saying people from Himachal Pradesh had participated in large numbers in support of the campaig...