‘When reports emerged…’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami on Harak Singh's expulsion from BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

‘When reports emerged…’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami on Harak Singh's expulsion from BJP

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party gave Harak Singh Rawat due respect until he was with the party. Speaking to news agency ANI, Dhami said that the BJP took the decision to expel Harak Singh Rawat after reports of him joining Congress emerged. Why Uttarakhand BJP’s pre-emptive strike hurts Harak Singh Rawat, helps Congress Harak Singh said that he’s ready to apologise to former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat for his rebellion against the Congress government in March 2016, reducing it to a minority. While Harish Rawat returned as chief minister after winning a trust vote in May, Harak Singh Rawat defected to the BJP and was elected on its ticket in 2017.

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‘Do not impose decisions, respect cadre,’ former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat says at BJP meet
5 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Do not impose decisions, respect cadre,’ former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat says at BJP meet

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Tirath Singh Rawat, said that decisions within the party should be taken after consulting everyone and must not be imposed. “Do not impose,” Mr. Rawat said from the stage while praising how lower level party workers are working hard in the field which is why the BJP has secured …

Harak Singh Rawat's daughter-in-law quits Congress
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Harak Singh Rawat's daughter-in-law quits Congress

The Hindu  

Former Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat's daughter-in-law, Anukriti Gusain, has quit the Congress citing personal reasons. In a letter addressed to the State Congress president, Ms. Gusain on Saturday said she was resigning from the primary membership of the party for personal reasons. A former beauty pageant winner, Ms. Gusain had unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Assembly polls from Lansdowne …

BJP candidate Upendra Singh Rawat drops out of Lok Sabha polls amid 'obscene video' row
10 months, 1 week ago

BJP candidate Upendra Singh Rawat drops out of Lok Sabha polls amid 'obscene video' row

Hindustan Times  

BJP MP Upendra Singh Rawat on Monday opted out of Lok Sabha elections amid the ongoing controversy around a viral obscene video which he has termed fake. BJP MP Upendra Singh Rawat “An edited video of mine is being made viral which is generated by DeepFake AI technology, for which I have lodged an FIR,” Rawat said in a social …

Uttarakhand bypolls | 'You'll be voting CM, not just MLA,' Yogi tells people in Dhami's poll campaign
2 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand bypolls | 'You'll be voting CM, not just MLA,' Yogi tells people in Dhami's poll campaign

The Hindu  

As Champawat goes to bypoll on May 31, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday urged the people in the assembly constituency to vote overwhelmingly in favour of Pushkar Singh Dhami, saying they were "electing a chief minister and not just an MLA". BJP's Kailash Gehtori, who had won from this constituency in the February Assembly polls, later vacated …

Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as chief minister
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as chief minister

Live Mint  

Bharatiya Janata Party's Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Wednesday in Dehradun. Dhami, who lost from the Khatima assembly constituency in Uttarakhand, led the party's poll campaign in the state as chief minister during the assembly polls held last month. However, a section of BJP leaders credited Dhami for the party's big win, bagging …

Uttarakhand Cabinet 2022: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Cabinet Ministers Name Full List
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand Cabinet 2022: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Cabinet Ministers Name Full List

ABP News  

New Delhi: Pushkar Singh Dhami will be sworn in as the Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand for the second term and along with him eight newly-elected MLAs will take oath as ministers today. Here is the list of MLAs who will be taking the oath today: Dhan Singh Rawat Ganesh Joshi Rekha Arya Subodh Uniyal Saurav Bahuguna Premchand Agarwal Chandan Ram …

BJP retains Pushkar Singh Dhami, Pramod Sawant
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP retains Pushkar Singh Dhami, Pramod Sawant

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP top brass reposed its faith in outgoing chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday and elected him as the legislature party leader of the ruling party. While campaigning for the BJP in Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "assured" the voters that for a "yuva rajya," the BJP under Mr Dhami's leadership will "continue providing speedy …

Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami elected as leader of Legislature Party, to continue as CM
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami elected as leader of Legislature Party, to continue as CM

Op India  

On March 21, Bharatiya Janata Party announced that Pushkar Singh Dhami had been elected as the leader of the Legislature Party in Uttarakhand. He further added his government would work on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to make Uttarakhand one of the leading states. Pushkar Singh Dhami elected leader of BJP legislative party in Uttarakhand, to continue as CM Read …

Pushkar Singh Dhami to continue as chief minister of Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 months ago

Pushkar Singh Dhami to continue as chief minister of Uttarakhand

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand caretaker Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday was elected as the leader of the state Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party. The BJP's dilemma and the subsequent 11-day suspense on the choice of a chief minister for Uttarakhand was caused by Dhami's loss in Khatima, a seat he had been winning since the 2012 assembly polls. However, a section …

Accused of Selling Congress Tickets, Harish Rawat Seeks His Own Expulsion from Party
2 years, 9 months ago

Accused of Selling Congress Tickets, Harish Rawat Seeks His Own Expulsion from Party

News 18  

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat Tuesday sought his own expulsion from the party, apparently upset after Uttarakhand Congress working president Ranjeet Rawat accused him of selling tickets for the assembly elections which the party lost badly. Rawat, who was the Congress’s campaign committee chairman, said the accusation became all the more serious because of the stature of the person making …

The Many Myths That Continue Their Winning Streak in Uttarakhand Politics
2 years, 10 months ago

The Many Myths That Continue Their Winning Streak in Uttarakhand Politics

News 18  

Breaking the trend of swinging politics that never allowed the same party two consecutive terms in power, the BJP won 47 out of Uttarakhand’s 70 assembly constituencies in the recent elections. The party will form the government, but who will be the chief minister is still not known as pre-decided face Pushkar Singh Dhami lost the contest for the Khatima …

Uttarakhand Result 2022: How Congress Threw Away A Great Opportunity In A Way Only Congress Could
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Result 2022: How Congress Threw Away A Great Opportunity In A Way Only Congress Could

ABP News  

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! A Divided House Less than two months before the state went to polls, Congress leader and former chief minister Harish Rawat took to social media to take on his own party organisation, accusing the "powers that be" of letting loose the "crocodiles in the sea of elections" where he was left to swim …

The Secret Sauce Behind BJP’s Comfortable Victory in Uttarakhand
2 years, 10 months ago

The Secret Sauce Behind BJP’s Comfortable Victory in Uttarakhand

News 18  

Successful implementation of Narendra Modi government’s pro-poor and social welfare-related schemes with a special focus on women’s upliftment has contributed largely to the BJP getting a comfortable majority in Uttarakhand with 48 seats. Undoubtedly, many of these PM flagship schemes and centrally- “BJP’s was a more than expected victory in the current polls and was rather a foregone conclusion keeping …

Dhan Singh Rawat, Satpal Maharaj among frontrunners for next Uttarakhand CM's job
2 years, 10 months ago

Dhan Singh Rawat, Satpal Maharaj among frontrunners for next Uttarakhand CM's job

India TV News  

Highlights BJP MLAs Dhan Singh Rawat and Satpal Maharaj are leading ahead in the race for next U'khand CM. The Bharatiya Janata Party is facing an uphill task to decide who will sit at the helm of affairs in Uttarakhand where the party returned to power for a second consecutive term but its incumbent CM Pushkar Singh Dhami lost the …

BJP wins Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami fails to dodge trend of CMs losing own seat
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP wins Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami fails to dodge trend of CMs losing own seat

India Today  

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has lost his assembly seat - Khatima - to Bhuwan Chand Kapri of the Congress. While BJP is yet to issue an official statement on whether he will continue as the chief minister of Uttarakhand, where the party has won 47 out of 70 seats, Pushkar Singh Dhami was seen celebrating the party's victory in …

Uttarakhand polls: BJP creates history with back-to-back victories; CM Dhami, Rawat go down to defeat – Firstpost
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand polls: BJP creates history with back-to-back victories; CM Dhami, Rawat go down to defeat – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The pundits predicted a close contest, but in the end BJP prevailed with a comfortable majority. Harish Rawat lost from Haridwar and Kichcha seats in 2017, BC Khanduri lost from Kotdwar in 2012 and Uttarakhand’s first chief minister Nityanand Swami was defeated from Laxman Chowk seat in 2002. Former Uttarakhand chief minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat lost from …

Will re-invent myself: Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat concedes defeat from Lalkuwa
2 years, 10 months ago

Will re-invent myself: Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat concedes defeat from Lalkuwa

India Today  

Congress leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat conceded defeat after the trends indicated that he was set to lose poll from the Lalkuwa Assembly constituency. A five-time MP and former Union minister, Harish Rawat even said that he was ready to restart his political journey from the grassroot level if the party's senior leadership would allow him. However, …

Mixed Bag for BJP in U'khand as Saffron Wave Sweeps Hill State But 'Poster Boy' CM Pushkar Dhami Loses
2 years, 10 months ago

Mixed Bag for BJP in U'khand as Saffron Wave Sweeps Hill State But 'Poster Boy' CM Pushkar Dhami Loses

News 18  

It’s a bitter-sweet victory for the BJP in Uttarakhand as the saffron party swept the state but its “poster boy”, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, lost from the Khatima seat. The 10th chief minister of the hill state, Dhami was sworn in after the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat on July 3, 2021, becoming the youngest CM of Uttarakhand at …

Ruling BJP set to secure 2nd consecutive poll win in Uttarakhand; Dhami, Rawat trail
2 years, 10 months ago

Ruling BJP set to secure 2nd consecutive poll win in Uttarakhand; Dhami, Rawat trail

Deccan Chronicle  

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Congress leader Harish Rawat, who led the campaigns of their respective parties in the assembly polls, were trailing on their respective seats on Thursday. The ruling BJP looked all set to secure a second consecutive term in office in Uttarakhand leading in 44 out of the total 70 seats, according to latest …

BJP ahead in 44 seats, CM Dhami leads with slender margin; Harish Rawat trails
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP ahead in 44 seats, CM Dhami leads with slender margin; Harish Rawat trails

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was ahead of the Congress in Uttarakhand with 44 of its party candidates leading on Thursday, according to early trends available. Routed in the 2017 Assembly polls with a tally of 11 seats against the BJP's 57, the Congress, led by former CM Harish Rawat, is trying to stage a comeback. Besides Dhami, prominent BJP …

Uttarakhand election result updates | BJP wins 47 seats in Uttarakhand, Congress gets 19
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand election result updates | BJP wins 47 seats in Uttarakhand, Congress gets 19

The Hindu  

With the counting of votes began in Uttarakhand on March 10, 2022, the ruling BJP secured a comfortable lead and set to retain power with its candidates are ahead in most Assembly seats while the main opposition Congress was way behind, according to poll trends available. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat of Congress was also defeated by BJP's Dr. …

Hectic activity on in BJP, Congress for CM post in Uttarakhand
2 years, 10 months ago

Hectic activity on in BJP, Congress for CM post in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

Even before the results are to be announced on coming Thursday, hectic activity has begun for the chief minister’s post in Uttarakhand. Former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank recently met his party’s top leadership in New Delhi. Although Mr. Harish Rawat remained the poster boy of the party in his capacity as the head of campaign committee, the party could …

Uttarakhand polls: 4-time MLA Harak Singh Rawat not in fray for first time in 2 decades
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand polls: 4-time MLA Harak Singh Rawat not in fray for first time in 2 decades

India Today  

With all parties having announced their candidates for the February 14 Uttarakhand election, former cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat has emerged as the most prominent face to have been left out of the poll fray. READ | Uttarakhand poll: Congress releases 2nd list of candidates, fields former CM Harish Rawat from Ramnagar Meanwhile, Harak Singh Rawat is likely to throw …

Expelled minister Harak Singh Rawat, daughter-in-law join Congress
2 years, 11 months ago

Expelled minister Harak Singh Rawat, daughter-in-law join Congress

Hindustan Times  

Weeks before the Uttarakhand assembly elections, expelled Bharatiya Janata Party minister Harak Singh Rawat on Friday joined the Congress, along with his daughter-in-law Anukriti Gusain, in New Delhi in presence of former chief minister Harish Rawat. Former BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat and his daughter in law Anukriti flash victory sign after joining Congress, in New Delhi, ahead of the …

Harak Singh Rawat returns to Congress fold
2 years, 11 months ago

Harak Singh Rawat returns to Congress fold

The Hindu  

Accompanied by his daughter-in-law Anukriti Gusain, expelled BJP leader and former Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat on Friday rejoined the Congress in a low-key induction. But more significantly, Mr. Harish Rawat, who had put up a stiff resistance against Mr. Harak Singh Rawat, welcomed him back into the party by offering a Congress patta to the former BJP Minister at …

Uttarakhand polls: Harak Singh Rawat joins Congress
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand polls: Harak Singh Rawat joins Congress

Hindustan Times  

Harak Singh Rawat, who was expelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party joined the Congress on Friday, five days after his expulsion from Uttarakhand's ruling party. In joining the Congress, Harak Singh Rawat returned to the party, which he left to join the BJP in 2017. A sitting minister in the Uttarakhand government, the politician was expelled by chief minister Pushkar …

Uttarakhand assembly election: Expelled BJP minister Harak Singh Rawat joins Congress
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand assembly election: Expelled BJP minister Harak Singh Rawat joins Congress

India Today  

Expelled BJP leader and former state cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat on Friday joined the Congress party ahead of the Uttarakhand assembly polls. Harak Singh Rawat today took a dig at the BJP, saying, "When Congress wins with full majority on March 10, that will be my apology. DHAMI REMOVED RAWAT Earlier, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also wrote to …

Harak Singh Rawat meets Congress leaders in Delhi, makes case for his return to party
2 years, 11 months ago

Harak Singh Rawat meets Congress leaders in Delhi, makes case for his return to party

India Today  

Former Uttarakhand Cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat is learnt to have met senior Congress leaders in New Delhi on Wednesday in a bid to rejoin the party amid increasing opposition to his return. Aware of the increasing opposition to his re-entry into the Congress, Harak Singh Rawat met senior party leaders in Delhi to make his case, sources said. With …

'In The Changed Political Circumstances...': Former U'khand CM Trivendra Rawat Offers Not to Contest Polls
2 years, 11 months ago

'In The Changed Political Circumstances...': Former U'khand CM Trivendra Rawat Offers Not to Contest Polls

News 18  

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has offered not to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Uttarakhand. Trivendra Singh Rawat, who represents the Doiwala constituency in the Uttarakhand assembly, said due to the changed political circumstances in the state, he should not contest the polls. Trivendra Singh Rawat was replaced as the chief minister by Tirath Singh Rawat in …

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 | Former CM Trivendra Rawat offers not to contest
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 | Former CM Trivendra Rawat offers not to contest

The Hindu  

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has offered not to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Uttarakhand. Trivendra Singh Rawat, who represents the Doiwala constituency in Uttarakhand assembly, said due to the changed political circumstances in the state, he should not contest the polls. Trivendra Singh Rawat was replaced as the chief minister by Tirath Singh Rawat in March …

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 | Gen. Rawat’s brother joins BJP, praises Modi’s ‘unique’ vision
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 | Gen. Rawat’s brother joins BJP, praises Modi’s ‘unique’ vision

The Hindu  

Late Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat’s younger brother, Colonel Vijay Rawat, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Wednesday, ahead of the party’s decision on candidates for the February 14 Uttarakhand Assembly elections. In another development, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat wrote to BJP president J.P. Nadda expressing his unwillingness to contest the Assembly elections. Col. …

‘When reports emerged…’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami on Harak Singh's expulsion from BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

‘When reports emerged…’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami on Harak Singh's expulsion from BJP

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party gave Harak Singh Rawat due respect until he was with the party. Speaking to news agency ANI, Dhami said that the BJP took the decision to expel Harak Singh Rawat after reports of him joining Congress emerged. Why Uttarakhand BJP’s pre-emptive strike hurts Harak Singh Rawat, helps …

Ready to apologise to Congress’s Harish Rawat: Harak Singh Rawat
2 years, 11 months ago

Ready to apologise to Congress’s Harish Rawat: Harak Singh Rawat

Hindustan Times  

Harak Singh Rawat, who was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party on January 16, said on Tuesday that he is ready to apologise to former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, the chief election strategist of the Congress party for the assembly polls to be held on February 14. Harak Singh Rawat was one of the nine Congress lawmakers who rebelled …

Uttarakhand\'s politics in flux as leaders switch on poll eve
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand\'s politics in flux as leaders switch on poll eve

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after the BJP leadership expelled Uttarakhand Cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat from the party for “anti-party activities”, two ruling party MLAs -- Pradeep Batra and Pranav Singh Champion, who had joined the saffron fold along with Mr Rawat and six others in 2016 after rebelling against the then ruling Congress -- on Monday issued statements asserting …

Joining Congress wasn’t my plan... BJP overreacted, says Harak Singh Rawat
2 years, 11 months ago

Joining Congress wasn’t my plan... BJP overreacted, says Harak Singh Rawat

Hindustan Times  

The Bhartiya Janata Party expelled a sitting minister from its government in Uttarakhand amid reports that he was unhappy and negotiating with the Congress. Harak Singh Rawat may be joining the opposition party soon, but he told Sunetra Choudhury that the BJP forced his hand, and his unhappiness was after years of being ignored, and not being allowed to deliver …

Uttarakhand Minister Harak Rawat sacked from BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand Minister Harak Rawat sacked from BJP

The Hindu  

Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat was sacked from his post and removed from the BJP on Sunday night, prompting him to say that “if Congress wasn’t winning earlier, it was definitely winning now” and that he will “now initiate talks” with the Congress. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Mr. Rawat was trying to exert pressure on the BJP to …

Expelled Uttarakhand minister for seeking two tickets: BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

Expelled Uttarakhand minister for seeking two tickets: BJP

Hindustan Times  

DEHRADUN: Less than a month before the assembly elections, Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat was expelled from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party late on Sunday amid reports that he was planning to return to the Opposition Congress, which he quit in 2016. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the demand for two tickets was totally against the BJP’s principle of …

Meet Uttarakhand’s Harak Singh Rawat, Man with Tantrums and Ceaseless Ambition
2 years, 11 months ago

Meet Uttarakhand’s Harak Singh Rawat, Man with Tantrums and Ceaseless Ambition

News 18  

Lord Krishna pardoned 100 mistakes of his cousin Shishupala, forewarned him and then pulled out the Sudarshan Chakra. This seems an apt parallel of how the BJP ran out of patience with the tantrums of its minister Harak Singh Rawat in Uttarakhand and finally sacked him on Sunday night, anticipating his return to the Congress. But Harak’s tantrums in seeking …

Uttarakhand Election 2022: Congress will win polls, claims expelled BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand Election 2022: Congress will win polls, claims expelled BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat

India TV News  

Highlights BJP will never understand the problems of the common man, Harak Singh Rawat said I will continue to work for the welfare of people and for the Congress party, Rawat said Rawat also said he did not even attend the BJP core group meeting The Congress party will form a government in Uttarakhand, expelled Bharatiya Janata Party Minister Harak …

Harak Singh Rawat may join Congress today. Know why he was expelled from the BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

Harak Singh Rawat may join Congress today. Know why he was expelled from the BJP

Hindustan Times  

Harak Singh Rawat, who was dismissed from Bharatiya Janata Party -led government in Uttarakhand on Saturday, is likely to join the Congress party today, news agency ANI reported. Harak Singh Rawat was not toeing the line of BJP, and repeatedly created issues in the last five years, Hindustan Times' sister publication Livehindustan reported. BJP's tough message The decision to remove …

Uttarakhand polls: Expelled from State Cabinet, BJP; Harak Singh Rawat likely to join Congress today
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand polls: Expelled from State Cabinet, BJP; Harak Singh Rawat likely to join Congress today

India TV News  

Highlights Rawat and his daughter-in-law Anukriti Gusain had left for Delhi on Sunday Rawat is upset because his daughter-in-law did not get a ticket, a close aide of the minister said Harak Singh Rawat is in touch with the Congress and talks are on to get him in, sources have said Uttarakhand politics saw a dramatic turn of events after …

BJP expels Uttarakhand cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat from party for 6 years, ahead of polls: Sources
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP expels Uttarakhand cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat from party for 6 years, ahead of polls: Sources

India TV News  

Highlights BJP expels Uttarakhand cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat from party for 6 years Sources say Harak Singh Rawat has been removed for anti-party activities Uttarakhand will go for assembly polls on February 14 The BJP on Sunday expelled party leader and cabinet minister in Uttarakhand government Harak Singh Rawat for 6 years, ahead of assembly elections. Harak Singh Rawat …

'Abki Baar 60 Paar': Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest polls from home turf Khatima
2 years, 11 months ago

'Abki Baar 60 Paar': Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest polls from home turf Khatima

India Today  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that he will contest the upcoming Assembly elections from his home constituency of Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district of the Himalayan state. The candidates' list will be announced soon: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami after the BJP Core Committee meeting pic.twitter.com/mXdUixAYKL — ANI UP/Uttarakhand January 15, 2022 The chief minister …

Opinion polls predict BJP to return to power in Uttarakhand
3 years ago

Opinion polls predict BJP to return to power in Uttarakhand

Op India  

As the state inches closer towards the much-awaited Assembly elections, the majority of the opinion polls have predicted that the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to retain power this year’s tight electoral contest in the hilly state of Uttarakhand. In such a situation, CM Tirath Singh Rawat’s controversial remark over ‘ripped jeans’ had added salt to BJP’s injuries in …

Uttarakhand Election 2022: Harak Singh Rawat Meets CM Dhami, Calls Him Younger Brother
3 years ago

Uttarakhand Election 2022: Harak Singh Rawat Meets CM Dhami, Calls Him Younger Brother

ABP News  

Harak Singh Rawat And Pushkar Dhami Meeting: The political stir in Uttarakhand has calmed down. On one hand, Congress convinced Harish Rawat, and on the other hand, BJP managed to resolve Harak Singh Rawat's resentment. Amid the speculations of resignation, Harak Singh Rawat underwent a change of heart and met CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday evening. Harak Singh Rawat …

Day after minister Harak Rawat walks out of cabinet, Dhami says issue resolved
3 years ago

Day after minister Harak Rawat walks out of cabinet, Dhami says issue resolved

Hindustan Times  

A day after Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat reportedly stormed out of a cabinet meeting upset over an infrastructure project in his constituency, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami dismissed reports of the minister’s resignation. State BJP chief Madan Kaushik and MLA Umang Sharma were among the other leaders who termed reports of Rawat’s exit as “baseless”. However, it has been …

Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand Congress leaders called to Delhi amid fresh row
3 years ago

Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand Congress leaders called to Delhi amid fresh row

Hindustan Times  

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, Congress legislature party leader Pritam Singh, state Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal, party leader Yashpal Arya have been summoned to Delhi by the high command after fresh trouble broke out in the Congress Uttarakhand unit. Manish Tewari speaks out on Harish Rawat issue, says ‘First Assam, then Punjab’ "And then quietly in a corner of …

Uttarakhand leaders likely to meet Rahul Gandhi tomorrow after Harish Rawat's cryptic tweet
3 years ago

Uttarakhand leaders likely to meet Rahul Gandhi tomorrow after Harish Rawat's cryptic tweet

India Today  

The Congress has summoned former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat and Congress Legislature Party leader Pritam Singh to Delhi to pacify the situation within the state leadership in the state ahead of the polls. In remarks that appear to be directed against the Congress leadership, Harish Rawat said "the representatives of the leaders on whose directions I have to swim …

Harish Rawat’s tweets meant to ensure his clout within Congress, says BJP leader
3 years ago

Harish Rawat’s tweets meant to ensure his clout within Congress, says BJP leader

Hindustan Times  

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat said Congress leader Harish Rawat's cryptic messages that seemed to be targeting the party’s top bosses were meant to “ensure his clout” in the grand old party and that the former will “not turn his back” on the upcoming Assembly polls. Former Uttarakhand chief minister and BJP leader Tirath Singh Rawat said he …

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