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Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat likely to return to Congress

Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat is in touch with Congress and is likely to join the party, said sources in the party.According to sources in Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has had several meetings with Congress MLA Pritam Singh in the recent past.Notably, Rawat was a candidate of Congress from Garhwal in the 2014 general election.This development comes after Rawat walked out of the state Cabinet meeting of the ruling BJP at the secretariat on Friday as he was reportedly upset over alleged "government inaction" over a proposed medical college in his constituency, Kotdwar.Rawat had joined the BJP in 2017.

Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand Cong leaders to meet party high command tomorrow

Amid the escalation of tensions in Uttarakhand Congress, Harish Rawat along with other top leaders of the Congress' state unit is scheduled to arrive in Delhi tomorrow to meet the party High Command

'You reap what you sow': Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder takes jibe at Harish Rawat

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh took a swipe at Harish Rawat after the Congress leader alleged non-cooperation from his party ahead of the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls.

Uttarakhand: Weak economy that could get crippled without Centre's support

The hilly state going to polls early next year needs to set its finances in order, and address the employment challenge

Uttarakhand: Key battle between BJP and Cong; AAP, SP, BSP also in fray

Uttarakhand is likely to see an interesting contest between the BJP and the Congress in the upcoming Assembly elections - scheduled to be held in early 2022.

Uttarakhand polls 2022: Pushkar Singh Dhami flags off 'Vikas Rath Yatra'

Ahead of 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged off 'Vikas Rath Yatra' from Dehradun

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Uttarakhand polls 2022: PM Modi likely to hold public rally in Kumaon

Ahead of the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly elections, PMModi is likely to hold a public rally in the Kumaon region during his second visit to the state later this month.

'Uttarakhandiyat' to be at centre of Congress poll strategy: Harish Rawat

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday said 'Uttarakhandiyat' will be at the centre of the party's campaign strategy in the poll-bound state. The Congress has embarked on a month-long campaign aimed at identifying the forces for and against 'Uttarakhandiyat', the former chief minister who heads the party's poll campaign committee in Uttarakhand said at a press conference here. "Uttarakhandityat and its protection will be the core plank of our poll strategy in the state. It will be built around the three symbols of Uttarakhandiyat mandua, ganna and shilp (millet, sugarcane and crafts)," he said. Mandua symbolises hill crops, sugarcane is a major crop that grows in the state's plain areas, while crafts are part of our cultural identity, Rawat said. He said these three symbols were chosen as the party felt that the solution to the state's economic problems lies in their promotion. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also visit the state soon to address poll rallies

Uttarakhand Assembly polls: BJP leadership to meet today in Dehradun

Ahead of the scheduled Assembly elections in Uttarakhand, the BJP leadership will meet for a two-day convention which will commence in Dehradun on Wednesday

What makes Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami a man for tomorrow

With elections just months away, he is preparing for the biggest test of his political career, but that does not seem to deter Pushkar Singh Dham

Uttarakhand has now become a political arena of turncoats: Here's why?

On October 11, Yashpal Arya returned to the Congress from BJP. By re-inducting Arya, the Congress is wooing the 18 per cent Dalit vote in the state

AAP promises free and quality health services to Uttarakhand

The AAP Monday promised quality health services to the people of Uttarakhand free of cost if the party comes to power in the state

Retired Army man Ajay Kothiyal to be AAP's CM face in Uttarakhand polls

Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that retired Army man Ajay Kothiyal will be the party's chief ministerial candidate in the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls.

U'khand govt announces Rs 25 lakh reward for hockey player Vandana Katariya

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh to Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Kataria for her brilliant performance at the Tokyo Olympics."The Chief Minister said that the state is proud of Uttarakhand's daughter and Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Kataria stellar performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in recognition of this, she would be given a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh," informed the Chief Minister Office."The Chief Minister also said that soon a new and attractive sports policy would be implemented in the state. The new policy would make a provision of proper financial incentives especially for developing international level talent among our youth," the official statement read.Earlier on Friday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh for each player of the Indian women's hockey team from the state and the same amount to those who ranked fourth in the Olympics events from the ...

BJP will win over 60 seats in 2022 Uttarakhand polls: State party president

Uttarakhand BJP President Madan Kaushik has said the party will win more than 60 seats in the state assembly elections in 2022 under the leadership of young Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

Pushkar Singh Dhami: Uttarakhand gets new CM, but old challenges remain

While Uttarakhand struggles to manage the Covid-19 outbreak with a decrepit health infrastructure, BJP's choice of chief minister is a novice in government work

U'khand CM's resignation due to constitutional compulsion biggest lie: Cong

Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat said Tirath Singh Rawat's resignation as Uttarakhand CM due to constitutional compulsion and byelections cannot be held in state due to Covid is the biggest lie

Felt right for me to resign given constitutional crisis in U'khand: Rawat

Tirath Singh Rawat who resigned as chief minister of Uttarakhand on Friday said that the decision was right given the constitutional crisis in the state

Uttarakhand CM Rawat meets Nadda again amid buzz of change of guard

Rawat told reporters the party will take a call about its political strategy in the state, and noted that holding or not holding the bypoll is the EC's prerogative