Shimla, May 19 -- The Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jagat Singh Negi, on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exaggerating its performance in the recently concluded urban local body elections while also launching a sharp attack on the Union government over repeated hikes in petrol, diesel and LPG prices.

Addressing mediapersons in Shimla and later speaking to ANI, Negi said the BJP was making inflated claims regarding victories in municipal councils and nagar panchayats despite not officially fielding candidates in several areas.

"The BJP is claiming victory in several municipal councils and nagar panchayats, but many candidates contested informally with BJP support and now the...