Articles for Harish Rawat

Independent MLA claims Gupta brothers plotting to destabilise Uttarakhand govt
4 months ago

Independent MLA claims Gupta brothers plotting to destabilise Uttarakhand govt

New Indian Express  

DEHRADUN: In a stunning revelation, Independent MLA Umesh Kumar claimed that the Gupta brothers are allegedly trying to destabilize the government by spending Rs 400-500 crore. On Thursday, Umesh Kumar made a startling revelation, implicating former Chief Ministers Trivendra Singh Rawat and Harish Rawat. “Whose directive led to the Gupta brothers receiving Y and Z category security in 2016, during …

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Uttarakhand bypoll results warning for BJP, rhetoric won't work: Ex-CM Harish Rawat
5 months, 1 week ago

Uttarakhand bypoll results warning for BJP, rhetoric won't work: Ex-CM Harish Rawat

Hindustan Times  

With Congress set to win in both assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand which voted in the recent bypolls, former chief minister Harish Rawat on Saturday asserted that the state would witness a change in 2027. Congress's Lakhpat Singh Butola won the Badrinath assembly by-election, defeating his nearest rival former minister and MLA BJP's Rajendra Singh Bhandari by 5,224 votes. Read: Congress …

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Bypolls Updates: Polling Concludes In All Booths; TN's Vikravandi Records Highest Voter Turnout
5 months, 1 week ago

Bypolls Updates: Polling Concludes In All Booths; TN's Vikravandi Records Highest Voter Turnout

News 18  

Jalandhar West Assembly Bypoll: Voter Turnout Stood At 51.30% A voter turnout of 51.30 per cent was recorded in the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll in Punjab on Wednesday, according to the data issued by the Election Commission at 5 pm. Raiganj assembly bypoll: Polling Concludes, EVM's Being Sealed Uttarakhand Bypolls LIVE: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Confident of BJP's Victory On …

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Lok Sabha 2024: It is Rawat vs Rawat in the holy city of Haridwar
8 months ago

Lok Sabha 2024: It is Rawat vs Rawat in the holy city of Haridwar

The Hindu  

Haridwar Two former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand — Congress’s Harish Rawat and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Trivendra Rawat — are battling it out in the holy city of Haridwar, believed to be the gateway to salvation by many devout Hindus. In contrast, the BJP has fielded Mr. Trivendra Rawat in place of former CM Ramesh Pokhriyal, who won this seat in …

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Former Uttarakhand Congress unit vice president SP Singh joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Uttarakhand Congress unit vice president SP Singh joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

In yet another jolt to the Congress party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, former Uttarakhand party unit vice president SP Singh 'Engineer' on Wednesday joined the BJP along with his supporters in Dehradun. Uttarakhand PCC general secretary resigns Earlier on Tuesday, PCC general secretary and Seva Dal's state chief Rajesh Rastogi resigned from all posts, alleging dynastic politics …

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Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat suffers minor injuries in car accident
1 year, 1 month ago

Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat suffers minor injuries in car accident

Hindustan Times  

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat suffered minor injuries after the vehicle he was travelling in hit a divider in Bazpur area of Udham Singh Nagar district late on Tuesday, a police official said. He was rushed to the nearest government hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in Kashipur. Later, we shifted him to a private hospital in …

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Congress’ Organisational Rejig in Uttarakhand Shows the Door to Senior Leaders, Many Upset
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress’ Organisational Rejig in Uttarakhand Shows the Door to Senior Leaders, Many Upset

News 18  

The resentment in the Uttarakhand Congress surfaced on Monday a day after the All India Congress Committee rejigged the organisation in the state after a humiliating defeat in the recent assembly polls. The AICC picked former MLA Karan Mahara as the new state Congress president while MLA Yashpal Arya has been appointed as the leader of the Congress legislative party, …

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Curious case of Harish Rawat, a popular leader who fails to win election in Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 months ago

Curious case of Harish Rawat, a popular leader who fails to win election in Uttarakhand

India Today  

Losing an election is no big deal, especially for veterans. It isn’t thus surprising that when pollsters surveyed Uttarakhand in their exit polls during assembly election, Harish Rawat was among the frontrunners in people’s preference for the next chief minister. In 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999 Harish Rawat contested from the same seat on his home-turf but was defeated by …

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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 …

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Uttarakhand Result 2022: How Congress Threw Away A Great Opportunity In A Way Only Congress Could
2 years, 9 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 …

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Will re-invent myself: Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat concedes defeat from Lalkuwa
2 years, 9 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, …

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Uttarakhand and Punjab Election Results 2022: AAP wins Punjab, BJP set to create history in Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand and Punjab Election Results 2022: AAP wins Punjab, BJP set to create history in Uttarakhand

Firstpost  

Assembly Election Results 2022: The exit polls predicted AAP to win in Punjab while Uttarakhand is expected to be a close race. LIVE: Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur Elections Results Updates Swaraj India president and former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav has termed the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s performance in Punjab as “spectacular and extraordinary”, but said it’s more “an indictment” of the …

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Uttarakhand Assembly Elections: Harish Rawat, Former CM and Senior Congress Leader, Loses by Big Margin in Lalkuwa
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections: Harish Rawat, Former CM and Senior Congress Leader, Loses by Big Margin in Lalkuwa

News 18  

The counting of voting for hill state Uttarakhand is underway. The counting of votes for the recently held polls to the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly has shown a defeat to one of the popular candidates for Uttarakhand, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat. As per the voting trends, the 72-year-old, former Uttarakhand CM, and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat have lost …

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Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat trails in Lalkuwa; daughter Anupama leads in Haridwar
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat trails in Lalkuwa; daughter Anupama leads in Haridwar

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand election results 2022: Counting of votes has begun in Uttarakhand on Thursday and according to the election commission, BJP is ahea din 44 assembly seats while the Congress is leading in only 22 seats. Uttarakhand election 2022 latest updates Harish Rawat trails by over 10,000 votes from Lalkuwa seat Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat is …

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Congress will win almost 48 seats in Uttarakhand, says Harish Rawat
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress will win almost 48 seats in Uttarakhand, says Harish Rawat

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader and former state Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Thursday asserted that his party will comfortably win the Uttarakhand Assembly elections by bagging almost 48 seats. Congress leader and former state Chief Minister Harish Rawat. The counting of votes for the recently held elections for the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly commenced at 8 am on Thursday. Some exit polls have …

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Uttarakhand election result updates | BJP wins 47 seats in Uttarakhand, Congress gets 19
2 years, 9 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. …

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Harish Rawat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates : Harish Rawat of Congress Loses
2 years, 9 months ago

Harish Rawat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates : Harish Rawat of Congress Loses

News 18  

Live election result status of key candidate Harish Rawat of INC in the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly / Vidhan Sabha elections. Opposition Congress campaign committee head and former chief minister Harish Rawat, 72, is contesting a crucial political battle in his five-decade-old political career from Lalkuan in Uttarakhand’s Nanital district. According to the election affidavit submitted with the Election Commission of …

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BJP strategists discuss post-poll scenarios in Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP strategists discuss post-poll scenarios in Uttarakhand

India TV News  

Highlights BJP leaders in Uttarakhand have begun internal confabulations over the possible post-poll scenarios Party strategist Kailash Vijayvargiya discussed how party will fare with Union minister Nishank Congress's Harish Rawat also dicussed with party members the possible post poll results Ahead of the assembly poll results, BJP leaders and strategists in Uttarakhand have begun internal confabulations over the possible post-poll …

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Hectic activity on in BJP, Congress for CM post in Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 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 …

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Whether Indian Federation Needs a Governor?
2 years, 10 months ago

Whether Indian Federation Needs a Governor?

Live Law  

Should we have the position of the Governor between the Union and State? Meghalaya Raj Bhavan Discretionary Powers Governors discretionary powers are almost at par with the President, who rules whole nation, while the Governor's powers limited to state territory. TheGovernor's discretionary powers are the following: to give assent or withholdor refer a Bill for Presidential assent under Article 200; …

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Harish Rawat building castles in air even before poll verdict: BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

Harish Rawat building castles in air even before poll verdict: BJP

The Hindu  

The BJP hit back at the Congress leader Harish Rawat for his recent remark that he would either be Chief Minister or sit at home, saying he does not have the patience to wait for the poll verdict and is building castles in the air. "His impatience shows he entered the poll battle just to grab the Chief Minister's chair …

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Close contest
2 years, 10 months ago

Close contest

The Hindu  

SPRAWLING farmlands hem either side of the uneven stretches of Lalkuan, which became an electoral hot seat after former Chief Minister Harish Rawat of the Congress entered the fray. During his visit to Uttarakhand on February 5, Rahul Gandhi performed “Ganga aarti” to full media glare at Haridwar’s Har ki pauri ghat, while his party men made loud salutations to …

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BJP not polarising polls, Congress indulging in appeasement politics: Dhami
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP not polarising polls, Congress indulging in appeasement politics: Dhami

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is not polarising the upcoming elections in the hill state, and it is the Congress which is playing “appeasement politics”, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami contended in an interview with Neeraj Santoshi ahead of polling in the state on February 14. With Congress giving a tough fight, do you still think that BJP will win …

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Uttarakhand Assembly elections | BJP, Congress walk a tightrope in Kumaon, Garhwal
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Assembly elections | BJP, Congress walk a tightrope in Kumaon, Garhwal

The Hindu  

It always has been Garhwal vs Kumaon in Uttarakhand, but politics brings them together when it comes to gaining power in the State. While Garhwal’s 41 seats continue to draw star campaigners of both the parties in the last leg of campaigning, Kumaon region is now a hotspot as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Congress CM hopeful Harish Rawat …

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