Dharamshala, May 15 -- With campaigning reaching the penultimate day, political parties, including the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have intensified their outreach programme, with party leaders making efforts to woo voters.

The elections of 51 urban local bodies, including four municipal corporations (MC)--Solan, Mandi, Dharamshala and Palampur--along with 25 municipal councils and 22 nagar panchayats will be held on May 17.

Campaigning will culminate at 3 pm on Friday (May 15).

Himachal Pradesh chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu campaigned in Mandi on Thursday and led a roadshow in Palampur. Later, in Dharamshala, he, along with other party leaders, including AICC in-charge of Himachal Congress Rajani Patil, rele...