BJP leads in all 5 seats in Uttarakhand

BJP leader and former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is leading from Haridwar, while Anil Baluni is ahead in Garhwal constituency

Updated on: Jun 4, 2024, 11:18:31 IST

By Neeraj Santoshi

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Dehradun: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in all five seats of hill state Uttarakhand, as per the early trends counting trends. The BJP won all five seats in 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections. The counting of votes began at 8 am.

BJP supporters during a campaign rally. (ANI Photo)

BJP leader and former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is leading from Haridwar, while Anil Baluni is ahead in Garhwal constituency.

In Tehri Garhwal seat, BJP’s Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah is leading by 26,240 votes, while Independent candidate Bobby Panwar is trailing behind her, and Congress’ Jot Singh Gunsola stands third. Laxmi Shah has been a sitting MP from the Tehri Garhwal seat since 2012.

In Pauri Garhwal seat, BJP chief spokesperson and national media in charge Anil Baluni is leading by 34,548 votes against his nearest rival and former state Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal.

In Almora, BJP’s Ajay Tamta is leading by 67,860 votes, while Pradeep Tamta of Congress is trailing behind him

In Nainital-US Nagar seat, BJP leader and Union minister of state Ajay Bhatt is leading by a margin of 1,45,319 votes. His nearest rival Prakash Joshi has got 107610 votes.

“We will win all five seats in the state and score a hatrick. On the basis of development works and Modi’s popularity, the NDA will form its government at the Centre. We have been eagerly waiting for the final results,” BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt said.

State Congress chief Karan Mahara said the results will go in the favour of the INDIA bloc in the state and country.

“I am confident that the INDIA bloc will form a government at the Centre,” he said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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