106-year-old Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of Independent India, exercised his right to franchise for the 34th time for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections through a postal ballot at his residence in Kinnaur district on Wednesday.
The Congress is keen to take an early decision on candidates to give them more time for campaigning and is seeking to bolster its campaign through yatras.
Speaking about the forthcoming assembly elections, Yechury said that with the Election Commission delinking the announcement of election schedules of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, "the BJP has got the advantage of more time before the Model Code of Conduct comes into effect in Gujarat".
Addressing a public rally in Hyderabad, Kharge also attacked the TRS government in Telangana, saying it had extended support to some bills in parliament which were opposed by the opposition parties
The Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday expelled state party vice-president Ram Singh for six years from party's primary membership for contesting as an independent from Kullu Sadar seat.
Union Home Minister in his address to the poll-bound Himachal Pradesh put forth BJP's achievements and attacked the Congress alleging it made the state its "tourist spot".
The BJP chief said that the AAP has left the contest even before the start of the polls which will take place on November 12, adding that they did so because the people of Himachal know about "their exploits in Delhi and Punjab".
Days before Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, Union Minister Anurag Thakur alleged that Arvind Kejriwal is a 'symbol of anarchy' and that the Congress has made false promises.