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  • Uttarakhand polls: BJP blames factionalism, inner sabotage for CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s defeat

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    DEHRADUN: Factionalism within the celebration and inner sabotage are to be blamed for the defeat of Uttarakhand Leader Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami from Khatima seat within the contemporary Meeting elections, the BJP has concluded.

    The celebration had made up our minds to “introspect and analyse” the explanations in the back of its defeat on 23 seats within the state, together with Khatima. “The committee visited the constituency from the place the CM contested and misplaced by way of over 6,900 votes. Its contributors concluded that the CM misplaced because of inner sabotage. Additional inquiry shall be carried out to determine the folk accountable,” mentioned a celebration insider. 

    The celebration has additionally made up our minds to analyze the explanations for decreased vote proportion in comparison to 2017. BJP nationwide normal secretary BL Santosh is prone to seek advice from Uttarakhand quickly to carry conferences at the topic.

    The constituencies which can get particular consideration come with Khatima and Piran Kaliyar, the place the celebration candidate misplaced deposit, and different seats the place the margin of defeat used to be beneath 3,000. BJP resources mentioned the workout may result in hunting down of a few contributors who’re suspected to have helped the competitors. 

    Within the 2017 elections, the BJP had garnered 46.51 in keeping with cent votes with 57 seats whilst this time, it bagged 44.34 in keeping with cent votes and 47 seats. Regardless of Dhami’s loss, the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party’s central management made up our minds to retain him as CM after the celebration secured 48 seats within the 70-member Meeting, beating the rage of no celebration returning to energy for a 2d directly time period. Six MLAs of the celebration have proven willingness to vacate their seats for Dhami to contest.

    When Dhami used to be selected leader minister in July remaining 12 months, many seniors within the celebration together with Satpal Maharaj, Harak Singh Rawat, Yashpal Arya and Bishan Singh Chuphal had been reportedly unsatisfied.

    Birthday party believe in CM’s management

    Regardless of Pushkar Singh Dhami’s loss, the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party’s central management made up our minds to retain him as Uttarakhand CM after the celebration secured 48 seats within the 70-member Meeting, beating the rage of no celebration returning to energy for a 2d directly time period. 

  • Pushkar Singh Dhami or every other new face? BJP weighs choices for Uttarakhand CM submit

    Via PTI

    DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand meeting ballot end result has introduced the BJP with a catch 22 situation of types because it weighs quite a lot of choices after outgoing leader minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who was once tipped to proceed within the submit misplaced the election even because the celebration stormed again to energy.

    Celebration assets mentioned Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan is also despatched to the state as central observers to supervise the legislative celebration assembly to elect the brand new chief.

    No date has been fastened for the assembly but.

    The BJP has created historical past within the hill state through maintaining energy as each and every different earlier govt was once voted out previously.

    It received 47 seats within the 70-member meeting.

    Celebration circles are abuzz on whether or not their best leaders will put their consider in Dhami once more, which necessitates {that a} sitting MLA vacate his seat for him to battle the ballot once more, or some of the newly-elected legislators will likely be picked to be the brand new leader minister.

    The BJP additionally has the choice of opting for considered one of its senior leaders from the state, who’s these days no longer an MLA, for the activity.

    It can be famous that the BJP had selected a brand new leader minister in Jai Ram Thakur following its win within the 2017 Himachal Pradesh polls after its leader ministerial selection and veteran chief Prem Kumar Dhumal misplaced the election.

    Thakur was once some of the MLAs.

    The BJP had modified two leader ministers in Uttarakhand within the final yr of its govt’s time period with Dhami taking up in July final yr.

    The 46-year-old chief was once noticed through the celebration as any individual who controlled to negate anti-incumbency ahead of it smashed the problem from Congress to retain energy.

  • Harish Rawat: At helm of shedding aspect in Uttarakhand

    His outburst compelled Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to step in and dangle frantic parleys to caused a truce between warring factions within the celebration forward of the state Meeting polls.

  • Uttarakhand polls: Congress turncoats do smartly, daughters of two former CMs avenge defeat in their fathers

    Via PTI

    DEHRADUN: Two Congress turncoats emerged victorious whilst the daughters of 2 former leader ministers avenged the defeat in their fathers within the Uttarakhand meeting polls.

    Former Uttarakhand Congress president Kishore Upadhyay and previous pradesh mahila Congress president Sarita Arya received their respective seats of Tehri and Nainital.

    Sarita Arya defeated distinguished Dalit chief from Kumaon area Yashpal Arya’s son and sitting Congress MLA Sanjiv Arya from Nainital whilst Upadhyay defeated Dinesh Dhanai of the Congres through 951 votes from Tehri.

    Upadhyay had joined the BJP after he was once denied a price tag through the Congress.

    Despite the fact that Congress ballot marketing campaign head Harish Rawat himself misplaced from Lakuwa, his daughter Anupama Rawat received the Haridwar rural seat through defeating cupboard minister Yatishwaranand through 4,472 votes.

    Former leader minister and BJP chief Bhuvan Chandrda Khanduri’s daughter Ritu Khanduri Bhushan avenged her father’s humiliation in Kotdwar as she defeated Surendra Singh Negi of the Congress through 3,687 votes.

    Khanduri had misplaced from Kotdwar in 2012 and Harish Rawat from Haridwar rural in 2017 when the 2 stalwarts had contested from the seats as incumbent leader ministers.

    Then again, Harak Singh Rawat’s daughter-in-Legislation Anukriti Gusain Rawat misplaced to sitting MLA Daleep Singh Rawat of the BJP in Lansdowne through 9,868 votes.

  • Meeting elections: BJP marching forward in Uttarakhand, CM Dhami trailing

    Via PTI

    DEHRADUN: The ruling BJP secured a comfy lead in Uttarakhand on Thursday with its applicants forward in 44 meeting seats whilst the primary opposition Congress used to be forward in 22 seats, in line with ballot developments to be had.

    BJP’s Leader Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami used to be, then again, trailing at the back of Bhuwan Chandra Kapri of the Congress by way of 954 votes in Khatima, in line with developments to be had for all 70 seats within the state.

    BSP and Unbiased applicants had been forward on two seats each and every, the Election Fee stated.

    Distinguished applicants trailing of their respective seats incorporated Congress veteran Harish Rawat, who used to be at the back of Mohan Singh Bisht of the BJP by way of 7,085 votes in Lalkuan and Subodh Uniyal of the BJP who used to be trailing at the back of Om Gopal Rawat of the Congress in Narendra Nagar by way of 1,544 votes.

    Yashpal Arya, who had returned to the Congress fold from the BJP forward of the polls, used to be additionally trailing at the back of BJP’s Rajesh Kumar in Bajpur by way of 3,163 votes.

    Pritam Singh of the Congress used to be main in Chakrata by way of 18,05 votes in opposition to Ramsharan Nautiyal of the BJP.

    The ruling BJP is looking for a 2nd consecutive time period in workplace this time, one thing which hasn’t ever took place within the state’s 21-year historical past.

    Routed within the 2017 meeting polls with a tally of eleven seats in opposition to the BJP’s 57, the Congress is making an attempt to level a comeback.

    Distinguished applicants who contested the polls are Leader Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, his cupboard colleagues Satpal Maharaj, Bansidhar Bhagat, Subodh Uniyal, Arvind Pandey, Dhan Singh Rawat and Rekha Arya, but even so state BJP president Madan Kaushik.

    Vital Congress leaders whose destiny shall be determined come with former leader minister Harish Rawat, former minister Yashpal Arya, state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal and Chief of Opposition within the fourth meeting Pritam Singh.

  • ‘Congress fails to look the truth’: Dhami says BJP will shape govt at Uttarakhand

    Through Specific Information Carrier

    DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Leader Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed his self belief for the Bhartiya Janta Celebration to reach majority in 70-member state legislative meeting to shape the federal government. 

    “We’re going to shape govt in Uttarakhnd as other people have expressed their self belief within the BJP. The Congress is blinded and fails to look the truth however they will shrink to ten or much less seats,” stated Leader Minister Dhami.

    This comes after a couple of statements of former CM Harish Rawat about Congress profitable 45 plus seats.

    “We’re assured of profitable 45-48 seats and forming the federal government. The folks of Uttarakhand have noticed during the BJP’s lies and deciet. We’re profitable and are dedicated to paintings against understanding the desires of the folk of the state, ” stated Rawat had stated. 

    Rawat stated that he’ll request Sonia Gandhi to take a choice at the leader ministerial candidate. 

    He additionally added that the Indian Nationwide Congress goes to shape the federal government in 4 out of 5 election certain state. 

    This got here after his previous commentary through which he mentioned that both he will be the CM of Uttarakhand or take a seat at house.

    Insiders say {that a} tussle throughout the Indian Nationwide Congress has began in regards to the CM face.

    Pritam Singh, former state president of the birthday celebration responding to the queries associated with the placement stated that the CM face will likely be determined by way of the birthday celebration top command.

    In the meantime, Rawat had additionally added that the birthday celebration has began laying out plans to run the goverment and few choices will likely be taken straight away within the first cupboard.

    Uttarakhand went for polls on February 14 for 70 state meeting constituencies in its 5th meeting elections.

    Counting will happen on March 10 to determine the result of the elections. 

  • ‘Will EC take cognisance of this?’ Harish Rawat claims video presentations poll tampering

    By way of PTI

    DEHRADUN: Congress normal secretary Harish Rawat has posted a video on social media that purportedly presentations one individual at an Military centre ticking and signing a number of postal poll papers.

    Sharing the video on his Twitter maintain and Fb on Tuesday, Rawat stated, “Sharing a brief video for everybody’s data. It presentations how one guy at a military centre is ticking and signing a number of poll papers. Will the Election Fee take cognisance of this?” When requested in regards to the tweet, Rawat’s spokesman Surendra Kumar refused to reveal the supply of the video however claimed that it’s from Uttarakhand.

    The celebration has no longer made a proper grievance to the Election Fee on this regard but however it may possibly take suo motu cognisance of it, he stated.

    The Congress leaders termed it as a “mockery of democracy” and prompt the Election Fee to take cognisance of the video and act towards the in charge.

    The state Congress has retweeted Rawat’s tweet.

    Chief of Opposition within the Uttarakhand Meeting Pritam Singh stated,”On this video that makes a mockery of democracy, a person at a military centre is noticed ticking and signing a number of postal poll papers in favour of the celebration of his selection.”

    The Election Fee must take cognisance of it and act towards the in charge, Singh stated.

    Reacting to the tweet, the BJP termed it the Congress’ frustration, announcing the celebration is doing it as it may possibly see its defeat within the lately held Meeting polls.

    “The Congress is resorting to such techniques as it’s conscious that it has did not lie to other people. Within the face of its drawing close defeat the celebration which used to be speaking previous about manipulation of EVMs is now speaking about poll papers. It presentations the celebration’s frustration,” Pradesh BJP media incharge Manveer Singh Chauhan stated.

    The Military must be avoided politics and the Congress must steer clear of levelling such allegations with out checking out their authenticity, Chauhan stated.

  • Yamunotri BJP candidate accuses birthday party leaders of running in opposition to him in Uttarakhand polls

    Through PTI

    DEHRADUN: BJP candidate from Yamunotri Kedar Singh Rawat on Saturday joined the listing of the leaders who’ve accused their very own birthday party colleagues of running in opposition to them within the lately held Uttarakhand Meeting polls.

    Even though assured of successful the Yamunotri seat, Rawat mentioned the margin of his victory can have been larger if some birthday party office-bearers had now not labored in opposition to him.

    “Citizens have been in favour of the BJP and Narendra Modi, particularly within the hills. However so far as my seat is worried, people who find themselves keeping positions throughout the birthday party labored in opposition to its pursuits. Differently, the victory margin can have been larger. Nonetheless with a narrower margin the birthday party will win the seat,” Rawat advised journalists.

    Alternatively, Rawat refused to offer the title of any birthday party office-bearer who labored in opposition to him.

    Rawat mentioned he’s going to expose the names at the birthday party discussion board, if required.

    Polling to the 70-member Uttarakhand Meeting used to be hung on February 14 and the consequences shall be declared on March 10.

    BJP MLA from Laksar in Haridwar district, Sanjay Gupta, who is making an attempt his success for a 3rd time from the seat, used to be the primary to stage such allegation, only a day after the polling.

    In a video, Gupta had accused state birthday party president Madan Kaushik and his males of supporting the BSP candidate and plotting for his defeat.

    Describing Kaushik as a “traitor”, Gupta had demanded his expulsion from the birthday party.

    Kashipur MLA Harbhajan Singh Cheema, whose son Trilok Singh Cheema used to be fielded via the birthday party instead of him on his request, has additionally levelled allegations of “sabotage” via birthday party staff.

    Identical fees have additionally been levelled via the BJP MLA and candidate from Dehradun’s Cantt , Savita Kapoor, and Champawat MLA Kailash Chandra Gehtori.

  • Uttarakhand polls: ‘Shall be leader minister or take a seat at house’, says Congress chief Harish Rawat

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    DEHRADUN: A tussle has began inside the Uttarakhand Congress after former CM Harish Rawat stated that both he can be the state’s CM or would take a seat at house. “Both I will be able to be the CM or I will be able to take a seat at house,” Rawat had stated responding to queries associated with the chances of him being the CM if the Congress will get majority in the Meeting.

    Responding to Rawat, Pritam Singh, former state president of the celebration, stated the CM face shall be made up our minds via the top command. “As in line with custom, all MLAs of the celebration post their consent for an individual following which the central management approves it,” he stated. 

    Political analysts stated that the Congress must look ahead to the consequences as this sends out a message that celebration leaders are overconfident. Political analyst Yogesh Kumar stated: “Their leaders who sense a superb opportunity of the celebration securing a majority are environment their fielding upfront in order that they aren’t out of the sport.”

  • Will put into effect uniform civil code if voted to energy: Uttarakhand CM Dhami

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    DEHRADUN: Amid the hijab row in Karnataka, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday promised to put into effect the uniform civil code (UCC) within the state if the BJP comes again to energy. The CM mentioned putting in a panel to arrange the draft of the UCC can be one of the vital first issues the following govt will do. “The UCC will supply for a similar regulations referring to marriages, divorce, land belongings, and inheritance for all,” Dhami mentioned. 

    The announcement precipitated well-liked grievance. Whilst former CM Harish Rawat mentioned it displays the BJP’s desperation, senior Congress chief Kapil Sibal suggested him to get prison recommendation sooner than making such bulletins in order that he doesn’t finally end up embarrassing himself and his personal birthday celebration.