diff --git a/carnot/carnot.py b/carnot/carnot.py
index 45dc308..333d5df 100644
--- a/carnot/carnot.py
+++ b/carnot/carnot.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Carnot:
     def __init__(self, _id: Id):
         self.id: Id = _id
         self.current_view: View = 0
-        self.highest_voted_view:View=0
+        self.highest_voted_view: View = 0
         self.local_high_qc: Optional[Qc] = None
         self.latest_committed_view: View = 0
         self.safe_blocks: Dict[Id, Block] = dict()
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ class Carnot:
             case AggregateQc() as aggregated:
                 if aggregated.high_qc().view < self.latest_committed_view:
                     return False
-                return block.view >= self.current_view and block.view == aggregated.view+1 # AggregatedQC must be
-        #formed from previous round.
+                return block.view >= self.current_view and block.view == (aggregated.view + 1)
 
     def update_high_qc(self, qc: Qc):
         match (self.local_high_qc, qc):
@@ -192,11 +191,6 @@ class Carnot:
 
     def receive_block(self, block: Block):
         assert block.parent() in self.safe_blocks
-        # This condition is not needed because it will be true as qc of a block will hve lower view than
-        #the block.
-       # if block.qc.view < self.current_view:
-        #    return
-
         if block.id() in self.safe_blocks or block.view <= self.latest_committed_view:
             return
 
@@ -210,7 +204,8 @@ class Carnot:
         assert len(votes) == self.overlay.super_majority_threshold(self.id)
         assert all(self.overlay.child_committee(self.id, vote.voter) for vote in votes)
         assert all(vote.block == block.id() for vote in votes)
-        assert (block.view>highest_voted_view)
+        assert (block.view > self.highest_voted_view)
+
         if self.overlay.member_of_root_com(self.id):
             vote: Vote = Vote(
                 block=block.id(),
@@ -250,7 +245,7 @@ class Carnot:
 
     def local_timeout(self, new_overlay: Overlay):
         self.last_timeout_view = self.current_view
-        increment_voted_view(self.current_view) # to avoid voting again for this view.
+        self.increment_voted_view(self.current_view)
         self.overlay = new_overlay
         if self.overlay.member_of_leaf_committee(self.id):
             raise NotImplementedError()
@@ -277,9 +272,10 @@ class Carnot:
                 isinstance(parent.qc, (StandardQc, ))
         )
         if can_commit:
-            self.committed_blocks[block.id()] = block
-    def increment_voted_view(self,view: View):
-        self.highest_voted_view = max(view,self.highest_voted_view)
+            self.committed_blocks[grand_parent.id()] = grand_parent
+
+    def increment_voted_view(self, view: View):
+        self.highest_voted_view = max(view, self.highest_voted_view)
 
     def increment_view_qc(self, qc: Qc) -> bool:
         if qc.view < self.current_view: