Modi, BJP's prime ministerial candidate, said at an election meeting in Palampur this morning that "I want your best wishes. I want to serve you. You've given them (Congress) 60 years. Can't you give me 60 months?" and quoted the line of Captain Batra "Yeh Dil maange more."

Captain Batra's mother, Kamal Kant Batra, is running for Parliament as a candidate of Aam Aadmi Party from Hamirpur. Batra's BJP opponent is prominent MP Anurag Thakur, a former chief minister's son.

Hamirpur constituency is known for its large concentration of ex-servicemen and serving soldiers.