Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lost Khatima but his party headed for a decisive victory in Uttarakhand.
Dhami, who led BJP’s campaign in the assembly polls, lost to Congress’s Bhuvan Chandra. Likewise, Congress leader Harish Rawat, who also led his party into the elections, trailed in Kalkaun behind BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht.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 the latest trends.It will be clear later in the afternoon about what ultimately happens on these two seats.
However, if the trends are an indication of the outcome, then it is going to be difficult for both the parties to choose the next chief minister as Rawat and Dhami were billed to be the leading probables for the top office.The Congress had not declared Rawat as its chief ministerial candidate. Dhami on other hand was almost the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate as the party was seeking a full five-year term for the “young and dynamic” leader to deliver on the party’s grand vision for Uttarakhand’s development.However, the BJP appears on its way to making history by winning two successive assembly elections in the state as it had never happened in its 21-year history.
