Himachal Pradesh goes to polls today

Haryana and Punjab have bucked the anti-incumbency trend in recent years, but no party has returned to power in Himachal Pradesh since 1993. The state will vote on Thursday. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of a massive win, while the Congress claims there is no anti-incumbency against the Virbhadra Singh government. However, both parties are saddled with infighting. 

The BJP had to announce its chief ministerial face in Prem Kumar Dhumal barely a little over a week before the election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed six public meeting and BJP chief Amit Shah seven. Congress Vice-President Rahul