People will vote for stability: Himachal CM

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today said the politically aware electorate of Himachal would vote for a stable government and a strong PM , realising that all that the Congress had indulged in was dynastic politics and personal gains. State Congress president Kuldeep Rathor, on the other hand, said the BJP in its desperation to return to power had  changed the campaign narrative and had resorted to misleading  thepublic through blatant lies, exaggeration and misinformation. TNS

Save spirit of democracy, says Virbhadra Singh

Shimla: State BJP president Satpal Singh Satti has urged  the voters to vote for a party which is capable of protecting national interests and has “provided an able and corruption-free government”, unlike the Congress. Disagreeing, former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said it was all the more imperative for every voter to exercise franchise when the “ spirit of democracy, secular fibre and country’s unity faces threat. Modi’s claim that the nation has progressed after he assumed power speaks his arrogance. TNS