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It's again Congress vs BJP in Uttarakhand for Lok Sabha Elections

This time, the Samajwadi Party (SP) - which has never shied away from fielding candidates in the state despite not being a dominant party - has not fielded a single candidate

File photo of Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat with PM Narendra Modi
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File photo of Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat with PM Narendra Modi

Shishir Prashant Dehradun
As Uttarakhand votes on April 11 for all five Lok Sabha constituencies, it again looks like a contest between national rivals the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, say experts.
 
This time, the Samajwadi Party (SP) — which has never shied away from fielding candidates in the state despite not being a dominant party — has not fielded a single candidate.
 
The reason could be failing to find a suitable candidate for the lone Pauri seat, which it got under the seat-sharing arrangement with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the state, said an expert. The BSP