Shimla, June 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh held a protest in Shimla against the Congress government here as they accused them of attempting to influence the election process for the posts of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti chairpersons and vice-chairpersons.

BJP MP Harsh Mahajan alleged that the ruling party was exerting pressure on elected representatives despite the BJP-backed candidates enjoying majority support.

Speaking to reporters after a BJP protest, Mahajan termed the alleged interference by the state government as "highly unconstitutional" and said it undermined democratic institutions.

"This is a very unconstitutional step and should not be done. The government is trying to ridicule elected members ...