Chandigarh, Jul 7 (PTI): Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today claimed that the "Modi wave" had faded and in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, people will vote on the issues concerning the nation.

"Modi wave has faded. Moreover, the wave does not always persist. People will not vote in the next (Lok Sabha) elections on any personality, but on issues," the veteran Congress leader said in a news conference here.

Asked about the party's strategy for the general elections, the 83-year-old six-time ex-CM said, "I am not in the team which makes the strategy, but I am hopeful that those who will make it will come out with the right strategy.

"The legislator from Arki constituency in Solan added that he had no plans to contest the LS polls.

He also said that in the next general elections, Congress will put up a very good performance in Himachal.

Asked to comment on the performance of the BJP government in the hill-state, he said the recent issue of water crisis in Shimla was not handled properly by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.

"I believe it was a man-made crisis, they failed to handle it properly," he said.

On the issue of disproportionate assets case against him, he termed it as "political vendetta".

"... In the end truth prevails. They did this due to vendetta politics against me," Singh said. "I was targeted because as CM I had gone after exposing the undue favours extended to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association by (former CM) Prem Kumar Dhumal during his tenure. Dhumal had extended favours because his son (Anurag Thakur) was at the helm of cricketing affairs of the body," he added.