By PTI
DEHRADUN: The ruling BJP secured a snug lead in Uttarakhand on Thursday with its candidates forward in 44 meeting seats whereas the primary opposition Congress was forward in 22 seats, in keeping with ballot tendencies accessible.
BJP’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was, nevertheless, trailing behind Bhuwan Chandra Kapri of the Congress by 954 votes in Khatima, in keeping with tendencies accessible for all 70 seats within the state.
BSP and Independent candidates have been forward on two seats every, the Election Commission mentioned.
Prominent candidates trailing of their respective seats included Congress veteran Harish Rawat, who was behind Mohan Singh Bisht of the BJP by 7,085 votes in Lalkuan and Subodh Uniyal of the BJP who was trailing behind Om Gopal Rawat of the Congress in Narendra Nagar by 1,544 votes.
Yashpal Arya, who had returned to the Congress fold from the BJP forward of the polls, was additionally trailing behind BJP’s Rajesh Kumar in Bajpur by 3,163 votes.
Pritam Singh of the Congress was main in Chakrata by 18,05 votes in opposition to Ramsharan Nautiyal of the BJP.
The ruling BJP is searching for a second consecutive time period in workplace this time, one thing which has by no means occurred within the state’s 21-year historical past.
Routed within the 2017 meeting polls with a tally of 11 seats in opposition to the BJP’s 57, the Congress is making an attempt to stage a comeback.
Prominent candidates who contested the polls are Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, his cabinet colleagues Satpal Maharaj, Bansidhar Bhagat, Subodh Uniyal, Arvind Pandey, Dhan Singh Rawat and Rekha Arya, in addition to state BJP president Madan Kaushik.
Important Congress leaders whose destiny can be determined embody former chief minister Harish Rawat, former minister Yashpal Arya, state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal and Leader of Opposition within the fourth meeting Pritam Singh.