DW BUREAU / hamirpur The ruling BJP is banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls as it did nothing for people's welfare, said state Congress president Pratibha Singh on Tuesday here. Had the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government carried out development works, it would not have taken the support of PM Modi for all things, especially to seek votes for the Vidhan Sabha elections, she said. Addressing a workers' conference, she claimed that the days of the BJP government in the state are numbered as people are highly upset with its dismal performance. Reacting to Union minister Anurag Thakur's statement that the Congress did not want development, Singh said her party will make the public aware about the works done by its previous governments. She expressed optimism that the Congress would form its government in the state in the upcoming Assembly polls. It was after a long time that all senior leaders of the party shared the stage and gave a clarion call to people to side with the Congress and reject the BJP in the coming elections. The leaders said the party is united and decisions of the Congress high command will be final. Himachal ex BJP chief Khimi Ram joins Cong New Delhi Former Himachal Pradesh BJP president Khimi Ram on Tuesday joined the Congress.Ram, a former minister and deputy speaker in the state, said he takes pride in joining the party that helped the country attain freedom. "I am not joining the Congress out of any anger towards the BJP. I have taken a well-thought out decision to take the Congress forward in Himachal Pradesh," he said. Ram said he is confident that the Congress will be able to form the government in the state as there is a lot of corruption, unemployment, inflation and pending employee issues including those related to the pension scheme. "We will bring these issues before the people of the state and help form the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh," he said. AICC in-charge for Himachal Rajiv Shukla welcomed him into the Congress fold, and said it is an indication of the winds blowing in the state. AICC Secretaries Sudhir Sharma and Tejinder Bittu were present on the occasion. / PTI / (editor@dailyworld.in)