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.
