Elderly and religious community supports Himachal Lokhit Party

MANALI: While BJP and Congress are suffering rebellion in the state, Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP) is taking full advantage of this by reaching out to the rebels and convincing them to join hands to form a public-friendly government. Having ancestral relations with religious and cultural society in Himachal, HLP chief Maheshwar Singh is getting good support from elderly and the religious people.
In addition to getting engaged in Dussehra festivity, Maheshwar Singh, scion of the erstwhile "raja" of Kullu, is targeting BJP and Congress dissidents. Maheshwar Singh is the chhadivardar (prime priest and caretaker) of Lord Raghunath (Rama), who hosts hundreds of deities of the state during weeklong Dussehra festivity in Kullu. Thousands of priests, kardars (caretakers) and religious people of Himachal have faith in Maheshwar Singh.
"Maheshwar Singh is a man of God and my family would definitely vote for him," said Kapil Sharma of Chansari village who believes that voting for other candidates would be a sin for his family.
Mine Ram, resident of Lag valley said, "He has no deceit in his heart. He knows how to care for the public. He left BJP for a good cause."
With a slogan that BJP and Congress are "corrupt and suffocating Himachal", Maheshwar Singh is campaigning in villages which are suffering from rebellion. Virbhadra Singh and Kaul Singh Thakur may have been working together for welfare of the party, but their supporters seem to have been divided after resentment over allotment of party ticket.