With the election for the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC), one of the country’s oldest municipalities, slated for May 2, the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are all set for a direct fight even as electioneering for the poll gains momentum.
The Shimla Municipal Corporation has traditionally been a Congress stronghold and is riding high on confidence, following the party’s win in the recently held Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh. The Congress is banking on the ‘anti-incumbency’ factor to work against the BJP, which won majority seats in the year 2017 to gain control of the Shimla MC.
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