Shimla, Aug. 6 -- Senior BJP leader Rajender Rana on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, alleging that Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had earned five "unwanted titles" in the state's political history and that Himachal was being run by a "syndicate" rather than a democratically elected government.

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Rana claimed that while previous chief ministers were remembered for their contributions to the state's development, the incumbent government would be remembered for mounting debt, poor governance and political vendetta.

"Every Chief Minister in Himachal's history has earned one title for their contribution, whether it was roads, water or building mode...