Shimla, June 27 -- The Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday accused the Congress government of deliberately delaying the completion of the election process for Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from assuming control despite securing a majority in several local bodies.

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Thakur alleged that the Sukhu government had made every effort to avoid holding the elections and that the BJP had to approach both the High Court and the Supreme Court to ensure the polls were conducted.

"The Congress government did not want these elections to be held because it knew the results would not be in its fav...