Himachal Pradesh: Verbal sparring between reel Queen’ and royal scion escalates in Mandi, PM to reach today for poll rally

It all started with Congress social media Chief Supriya Shrinate's comment on social media against Bollywood "queen" Kangana Ranaut, hours after she was declared as BJP candidate from Mandione of the country's toughest and largest parliamentary constituencies.

Her comments raised a storm in the political circles and got widespread condemnations.

That marked the beginning of a curious verbal confrontation between the opposition BJP in Himachal Pradesh and the ruling Congress. With barely eight to 10 days left for the state to go to poll on June 1, the last phase of the polling for the 18th general elections, Mandi has become the most keenly contested hot seat in Himachal Pradesh.

Just a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Mandi for his poll rally in favour of Kangana Ranaut, the celebrity candidate is already into a full-fledged feud with Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh, state's PWD minister and scion of royal family of Rampur -Bushehr, an erstwhile state.

The verbal sparring between Kangana and Vikramaditya Singh has escalated to an alarming level when personal attacks have become almost an order of the day in the gentle state. This is the first time when electioneering the state has reached the level of a "war" rather than a contest.