Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief Suresh Kashyap cast his vote in the ongoing Assembly elections on Saturday in the Pachhad seat in the Sirmaur district.
Congress has retained Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu who is the party's former state chief and who won in the 2017 Assembly election defeating BJP's Vijay Agnihotri. He is seen as one of the contenders for the top post of the Chief Minister in case Congress wins the Assembly polls.
The Dalhousie seat which comes under the Chamba district is set to witness a tough fight between the two parties with the Aam Aadmi Party trying to leave a mark in the elections.
Of the eight Assembly constituencies in Shimla district, Jubbal-Kotkhai recorded the highest turnout of 64.71 per cent till 3pm while Kasumpti logged 47 per cent.
Congress leader Anand Sharma on Saturday said that the people of Himachal Pradesh were in a mood to change the government in the state by ruling out the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state assembly election.
He also took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the latter did not participate in any campaign for the Himachal Pradesh assembly election and said that they (Congress) are careerist leaders.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee on Saturday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is circulating a forged letter with motives to influence voting patterns in favour of its party in the State.
Releasing the manifesto, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that this manifesto would be the government's document in the very first cabinet if the party gets elected to power in the state assembly election.
As part of its firm commitment towards gender equality and constructive participation of women in the electoral process, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said that as many as 157 polling stations across the State are being managed solely by women staff.