Shahpur, Oct. 19 -- With the 2027 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections approaching, political activity in the state is gaining momentum, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) projecting its performance in the recent Panchayati Raj Institutions and urban local body elections as an indication of public support.

Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has targeted the Congress government over the alleged slowdown in development works, rising state debt and unfulfilled electoral guarantees.

Thakur was speaking at a felicitation ceremony organised by the BJP in Shahpur to honour newly elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and urban local bodies on Sunday. He claimed that the party had received public supp...