Modi termed the previous Congress dispensations in the state and at the Centre as 'double-brake' governments. Non-implementation of the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line during the Congress rule is a burning example of their 'anti-development approach', he alleged.
During the same event, Rahul Gandhi also said, "We are making 4 promises to you. We will give employment to 4 lakh people. We will give LPG cylinder less than Rs 500. We will also implement 'Nyay' scheme here, in which 5 lakh families will be given Rs 40,000 in a year."
The limit for door to door campaigns has also been enhanced, wherein instead of 10 persons, now 20 persons, excluding security personnel, will be allowed.
A total of 3,90,675 publicity materials have been removed so far from public places in the context of Assembly elections.
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In terms of vote sharing, only 2% votes are expected to fall into BSP's laps, while BJP can bag 45% of the votes. Congress on the other hand seems slightly ahead of BJP with a 46% vote share approximation.
Harak Singh Rawat, who was recently expelled from the BJP for allegedly insisting on a ticket for both himself and his daughter-in-law, had rejoined the Congress on January 22. Despite returning to the Congress fold, he could not get a ticket for himself while his reinduction too was not smooth.
Kishore Upadhyay said that he has joined BJP with the spirit of taking Uttarakhand forward.
Congress leaders said the party is also keeping an eye on the political moves of its rivals. The party has so far released the list of 64 out of 70 candidates for the upcoming poll in Uttarakhand.
The BJP had recently expelled Harak Singh Rawat some time back for 'anti-party activities'. Reports later suggested that it was because Rawat wanted to field his daughter-in-law Anukriti from the Lansdowne seat.
Harish Rawat, who is the party's campaign head in the state, had unsuccessfully contested the Haridwar-Rural and Kichcha assembly seats in the 2017 assembly polls.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
The elections will be conducted in a single-phase manner on February 14. Poll results will be out on March 10.
was dismissed from the Pushkar Singh Dhami- led state cabinet on Sunday for six years, for 'indiscipline'.
The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly has 70 seats. A political party or an alliance needs to win a minimum of 36 seats to form the government.
Union minister Pralhad Joshi said the list has five women, and asserted that the party will fight the polls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for Uttarakhand and also the work of its state government.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
Aware of the increasing opposition to his re-entry into the Congress, Harak Singh Rawat met senior party leaders in Delhi today to make his case.
Discussions are on and a final decision will be taken after all details are considered, which means Harak Singh Rawat's re-entry into Congress might take time.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
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