"The Congress' defeat in the Shimla civic polls was due to wrong distribution of tickets. Such mistake shall not be allowed to repeat in the coming Assembly elections," he told reporters here.
Congress lost power in the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) election after ruling it for 25 years. In the 25-member Municipal Corporation, BJP bagged 12 seats while Congress got only 10. The remaining seats, including the post of mayor and deputy mayor, went to CPI-M.
The hill state is scheduled to go for Assembly elections by the end of this year.
Singh, who has served as the chief minister of the state for five times in the past, said that as a loyal soldier of the party he would work with dedication and sincerity if the party high command gives him the responsibility for the polls.
Taking potshots at the BJP government, he said that the Prem Kumar Dhumal government is making false claims of development which are in reality done by the previous Congress regimes.
The Union Minister accused the Dhumal government of starving the state universities of funds while allowing opening of private universities "indiscriminately".
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"State funded HP University at Shimla, Agriculture University at Palampur and Horticulture and Forestry University at Solan are being starved of funds, thereby affecting research and teaching there," he said.
On the other hand, private universities without proper infrastructure and faculty are being allowed to be opened and have been allowed to purchase land in the state in relaxation of Section 118 of Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, he alleged.
Singh accused Dhumal of carrying out "vendetta politics" against him. Referring to the CD case in which he is purportedly depicted asking money, Singh said he would immediately resign if the charges are found to be true.