BJP successfully overcomes anti-incumbency factor in the hill state; BSP, which had drawn a blank five years ago, manages to revive itself
Dhami (centre) with senior BJP leaders in Dehradun on Thursday. Pic/PTI
The BJP headed for a second consecutive victory in Uttarakhand on Thursday, breaking the trend of the hill state voting out the ruling party, but Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lost from the Khatima assembly constituency.
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The defeat of Dhami who led the BJP’s campaign against the Congress in the state throws up a big question before the saffron party on the issue of choosing the next chief minister, said observers.
Harish Rawat, ex-CM and Amit Shah, Union home minister
2017 Results
Total seats 70
BJP 57
Cong 11
Others 2
BJP 47
Congress 19
Others 4
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