Shimla, June 3 -- BJP Chief Spokesperson and MLA Randhir Sharma on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on moral grounds, claiming that the ruling Congress government had lost the confidence of the people following its performance in the recently concluded urban local body and Panchayati Raj Institution elections in Himachal Pradesh.

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Sharma described the elections as the "semi-final" before the next Assembly elections and alleged that the results reflected growing public dissatisfaction with the Congress government.

"The people of Himachal Pradesh have withdrawn their confidence from the Congress government. Having lost the semi-final, the Chief Minister sho...