The former Tehri MLA said Delhi has a big population of people from various areas of Uttarakhand and can help the Congress party win more seats in the polls.
"The people of Uttarakhand origin constitute a substantial size of voter population of the state of Delhi. In certain assembly segments this number goes up considerably high," he said and listed a number of Delhi constituencies having high voters from Uttarakhand.
Upadhyay said a delegation of leaders from Uttarakhand have also met Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Congress president J P Aggarwal and AICC General Secretary (in-charge of Delhi) Shakeel Ahmed, demanding adequate representation for voters of Uttarakhand origin.
He said,"One cannot help but notice a simmering feeling of discontent and disappointment with the party among dedicated party workers from Uttarakhand.
