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All eyes on party chiefs in likely battle with heavyweights

| Friday | 22nd March, 2019

Under his leadership, the Congress lost the Tharali bypoll but was able to win two out of seven mayoral seats in urban local body elections. Dehradun: All eyes are on the state chiefs of the two main political parties in Uttarakhand, Ajay Bhatt of the BJP and Pritam Singh of the Congress as they may lock horns with heavyweights in this election. Singh did not confirm his candidature but told TOI that his party would win since “people are disillusioned with the BJP government’s performance.” This would pit Rawat against Bhatt in Nainital and Singh against BJP candidate Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah in Tehri.For Singh, who was appointed the state chief by Congress in 2017, the Lok Sabha elections are a litmus test. Incidentally, for both Singh and Bhatt, this would be the first time that they would be contesting a Lok Sabha election.While Bhatt, a Brahmin from Kumaon, is seen as aggressive in his approach, Singh, a Thakur leader from Chakrata, has a relatively mellow image.

Dehradun: All eyes are on the state chiefs of the two main political parties in Uttarakhand, Ajay Bhatt of the BJP and Pritam Singh of the Congress as they may lock horns with heavyweights in this election. Incidentally, for both Singh and Bhatt, this would be the first time that they would be contesting a Lok Sabha election.While Bhatt, a Brahmin from Kumaon, is seen as aggressive in his approach, Singh, a Thakur leader from Chakrata, has a relatively mellow image. Bhatt had lost the assembly elections from Ranikhet constituency in 2017 while Singh had managed to clinch the Chakrata assembly seat despite his party delivering a dismal performance in the state polls.The Congress is yet to declare its list, but according to sources, the names of former CM Harish Rawat from Nainital and Pritam Singh from Tehri have almost been finalised. This would pit Rawat against Bhatt in Nainital and Singh against BJP candidate Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah in Tehri.For Singh, who was appointed the state chief by Congress in 2017, the Lok Sabha elections are a litmus test. Under his leadership, the Congress lost the Tharali bypoll but was able to win two out of seven mayoral seats in urban local body elections. Bhatt, who lost the Ranikhet assembly seat to Congress candidate Karan Mahara in 2017, will view this as an opportunity to prove his mettle.Bhatt, who started his campaign on Friday, said that he was confident of the BJP winning all five Lok Sabha seats. Singh did not confirm his candidature but told TOI that his party would win since “people are disillusioned with the BJP government’s performance.”

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