Shimla, June 13 -- Union health minister JP Nadda on Friday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would return to power in Himachal Pradesh in the 2027 assembly polls, citing the party's recent performance in the panchayati raj polls.

Addressing the Intellectuals' Conference organised in Shimla under the BJP's campaign "12 Years of Trust, Development and Public Welfare, Nadda congratulated the party leaders and workers, claiming that the BJP-backed candidates secured victories in a majority of local bodies.

"You have decided the road of 2027. The mandate is clear: "tumhare (Congress) jane ki bari ahi of humare (BJP) aane ki bari hai (It's time for you to leave and us to come)," the former BJP national president said...