The less than five-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday wrested control of one of India s oldest civic bodies, the Shimla Municipal Corporation, from the BJP, winning 24 out of 34 wards and reducing the opposition councilors to nine from the previous 17. 📰 Shimla Municipal Corporation Election Result 2023: Congress Wrests Civic Body From BJP, Wins 24 Out of 34 Wards.