In Garhwal hills itrsquos a mixed bag for BJP Cong

Dehradun | Tuesday | 20th November, 2018

Summary:

Congress candidates registered wins in Barkot nagar palika, Purola nagar panchayat and Badahat nagar palika. The BJP won chairman posts in 13 nagar panchayats and nagar palika parishads while the Congress bagged 10 civic body chairs. Independent candidates won eight chairman posts.While the BJP registered a solid performance in Chamoli and Tehri districts, the Congress edged past the BJP in Uttarkashi district. BJP bagged the chairman post of Ukhimath nagar panchayat while the post of Rudrapyag nagar palika parishad went to the Congress.In Uttarkashi, the Congress won three chairman posts while the BJP and an independent won one each. Dehradun: It was a mixed bag for the Congress as well as the BJP in five hill districts of Garhwal division where results of the urban local body polls were announced on Tuesday..