Shimla, Nov. 2 -- Taking a sharp swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its 'Arajkata Hatao' rally in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday claimed that the opposition party is divided into five factions and asserted that the Congress will return to power in the 2027 Assembly elections with an increased mandate.

Reacting to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks that he would attend the next oath-taking ceremony of a BJP Chief Minister in the hill state, Sukhu quipped that the Congress would gladly invite Sarma to its swearing-in ceremony instead.

"When the next oath-taking ceremony of the Congress government takes place in Himachal Pradesh, all Chief Ministers of the states will be...