Uttarakhand / Dhanaulti : Chances of rebellion in BJP, It is not easy for Congress to decide candidate
The troubles of the BJP regarding the distribution of Dhanaulti seat ticket are not taking the name of the party. Inside the party, a spark is being ignited within the workers for the claim of the outsider, with this, the difficulties of BJP are not being reduced due to the large number of ticket claimants, who should be given the ticket, who is not. Recently, with the joining of Independent MLA Pritam Singh Panwar, new equations have arisen within the party in Dhanaulti.
Pritam Panwar quietly surprised everyone by joining BJP in a small event in front of Anil Baluni, Smriti Irani, State President Madan Kaushik in Delhi. Party workers and big leaders in Dhanaulti could not oppose it, so the program of offering lotus to Pritam was done in Delhi. For the last five years, the people within the party who were getting the development works done through the government despite not being a BJP MLA in Dhanaulti as part of the preparation for the ticket, election preparations have got a big setback due to Pritam’s joining the BJP. Because now Pritam has emerged as a big face in the race for ticket claim. In 2017 as an independent candidate, Pritam may have managed to reach the assembly by defeating BJP and Congress, but due to the BJP government in the state, Pritam Singh remained only a minor MLA, failed to get any major development work done. Pritam’s support base was constantly slipping due to his stay, so he had an idea that if he contested as an independent this time, he might have to pay for taking, so sitting in the lap of BJP found Pritam a profitable deal in every respect. In 2012, Pritam had also had the privilege of becoming cabinet minister under Vijay Bahuguna and Harish Rawat as an independent. In 2017, Pritam’s lottery could not be held due to BJP getting a thumping majority, like four and a half years of dry drought, the legislature was cut, but from the election, Pritam Panwar had come to know that this time as an independent, the pulses will not melt from Dhanaulti. If you get a ticket from BJP, then the path of becoming an MLA can be easy once again.
But in front of Pritam, in the way of ticket in Dhanaulti, BJP’s big faces, former MLA Mahabir Singh Rangad, former Sports Minister Narayan Singh Rana, Rajesh Notiyal Subhash Ramola, former vice-president of Zilla Panchayat, Meera Saklani have also blocked their claim. All these have bluntly told the party leadership that their job is not just to hold the flag and stick, Pritam’s priority can prove to be injurious to the health of the party. In such a situation, finalizing the ticket from Dhanaulti is proving to be a big challenge for BJP, apart from Pritam, Mahavir Singh Rangad and Narayan Singh Rana are the most prominent names.
If sources are to be believed, then former MLA Mahavir Singh Rangad’s ticket is confirmed if the choice of the Sangh is given importance. Being associated with the Sangh for a long time, being a former MLA and being a minister of state in the Trivendra government, getting people’s work done and construction of many roads in Dhanaulti Vidhan Sabha makes his claim stronger. Rangad has also given a clear warning to the party that this is the last election of his political innings, so whether the party gives ticket or not, he will fight in this election in any case.
Now let’s talk about Narayan Singh Rana. Former Sports Minister Narayan Singh Rana is also a BJP ticket contender, apart from being a strong leader, the special thing is that he is also close to senior BJP leader and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, so Rana also has a strong hold at the center. He is also camping with his colleagues/supporters in Delhi these days to lobby for the ticket.
Overall, in Dhanaulti, the BJP party has faced a situation of one pomegranate and a hundred sick.
Congress also upset due to ticket tension
If we talk about the same thing, then a tough fight is being seen between former block chief and senior Congress leader Jot Singh Bisht and Dr. Virendra Rawat for the ticket. While Harish Rawat himself is pushing for Jot Singh, Pritam Singh is advocating for Virendra Rawat.
Like BJP’s Rangad, Jot Singh has also warned his party that this will be the last election of his political innings, so even if he does not get a ticket, he will show his strength as an independent in the electoral arena. Anyway, in the last five years, Jot Singh has been working to strengthen the Congress by continuously engaged in public relations in Dhanaulti, in such a situation, if he does not get a ticket, he is sure to contest as an independent and if this happens then it will not be good for the health of the Congress. . Overall, both BJP and Congress are trapped in the maze of ticket challenge, so this time Dhanaulti’s riot is going to be interesting.
