Shimla, Nov. 20 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, taking a jibe on Congress' performance in Bihar, said the Congress will be reduced to meagre five seats in Himachal.

Himachal leader of Opposition and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said, "In Bihar, the Congress has been reduced to fitting inside a Bolero but in Himachal we will fit them inside an Alto - which the chief minister prefers."

Jai Ram was talking to the media during the joint press conference along with BJP's state president Rajeev Bindal. He asserted that the Congress party would be reduced to five seats in the 2027 Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.

"People of Bihar have sent a clear message to the Congress, and its plight in Himachal will be even worse. ...