Assembly Election Results 2017: CM Harish Rawat loses from both seats in Uttarakhand polls
Ruling Congress was handed a humiliating drubbing by BJP in the hill state
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Ruling Congress was handed a humiliating drubbing by BJP in the hill state
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday lost from both the Haridwar (Rural) and Kichcha seats, as the ruling Congress was handed a humiliating drubbing by the BJP in the hill state.
Rawat lost the Haridwar (Rural) by 12,000 votes and the Kichcha seats.
His defeat comes as the Congress state unit president Kishore Upadhyay conceded defeat.
The BJP is leading in over 55 seats in the state.
First Published: Mar 11 2017 | 3:02 PM IST