While central government infrastructure projects continue to move forward across Himachal Pradesh, BJP Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur has trained his fire on the state's Congress government — accusing it of failing to release its mandatory share of funding and thereby stalling progress that Delhi is willing to bankroll. Posting on X on Sunday, September 27, 2026, the Hamirpur MP drew a sharp contrast between what he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal affection for the hill state and what he described as the Congress dispensation's abdication of its financial obligations.

Thakur's post, in Hindi, stated: 'Modi ji ka Himachal ke prati vishesh lagav hai isliye yahan par kendra ki itni pariyojanaon bina kisi badha ke chal rahi hain, jabki pradesh ki Congress sarkar kai saari pariyojanaon mein apni hissedari nahin nibha rahi hai.' Translated: 'Modi ji has a special attachment to Himachal, which is why so many central projects here are running without any hindrance — whereas the state's Congress government is not fulfilling its share in many of those projects.'

How centre-state project funding actually works

The charge Thakur is making has a concrete structural basis. Under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), the Centre and state governments share project costs in fixed ratios — the exact split varies by scheme and by state category, but both parties must release their portions for work to proceed. When either side withholds its contribution, disbursements stall and timelines slip.

Himachal Pradesh, classified as a Special Category State, typically gets a more favourable central share — often as high as 90:10 on several flagship programmes. Even so, the state's matching contribution is a legal and procedural requirement. A state government that struggles with its fiscal position, or chooses to prioritise other spending, can fall behind on those releases — which then draws exactly this kind of political fire from the Centre's allies.

BJP vs Congress in Himachal: a familiar federal battle

The Congress party swept back to power in Himachal in the 2022 state assembly elections, ending a BJP term and installing a government at odds with the BJP-ruled Centre. That structural rivalry has coloured governance ever since. BJP leaders — including Thakur, who retains significant political weight in the state as a sitting MP and former Union minister — have repeatedly framed any friction in project delivery as a failure of the state government rather than a slowdown at the Centre.

The Congress government in Shimla, for its part, has raised its own concerns about the Centre's release of funds to the state, including delayed devolution and tied-up grants. The competing narratives are a staple of Indian federal politics wherever rival parties control Delhi and a state capital.

What Thakur's post signals politically

Thakur does not name specific projects or cite specific amounts — the post is a broad political framing rather than a granular audit. That framing serves a clear purpose: it positions the BJP as the guarantor of Himachal's development and the Congress state government as the obstruction. The timing and the 📍Himachal Pradesh geotag suggest a ground-level push to shape public opinion in a state where both parties have significant vote bases and where the next assembly election cycle will eventually reset the political board.

For ordinary Himachalis watching roads, power lines, or water schemes in their villages, the underlying question is concrete: are projects in their area actually moving? That answer — not political statements — will determine which narrative sticks.