Uttarakhand: The litmus test of veterans in religious city Haridwar, the political future of three former Chief Ministers will be decided…
Voting is to be held on all five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand tomorrow on 19th April. Before voting, today let us tell you about that seat in Uttarakhand, from where the political future of three former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand is to be decided. We are talking about Haridwar Lok Sabha seat, which is considered to be the hottest seat of Uttarakhand, where the reputation of three former Chief Ministers is at stake. While one of the three Chief Ministers has to prove himself by winning, the responsibility of making their candidates win rests on the shoulders of the other two Chief Ministers.
In Uttarakhand, the most interesting contest is being seen on Haridwar Lok Sabha seat only. While BJP has fielded former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat from Haridwar, the responsibility of making him win lies on the shoulders of another former Chief Minister of the state, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
Apart from being the former Chief Minister of the state, Nishank is also the present Haridwar MP. Nishank had won the Lok Sabha elections from here in the last two consecutive elections. That is why there is huge pressure on him to make the party candidate win from here. It is believed that with BJP’s victory from Haridwar Lok Sabha seat, Nishank’s future political path will also be decided.
A similar situation is with former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat also. After being removed from the post of Chief Minister, BJP did not give any major responsibility to Trivendra Singh Rawat in the organization. However, by giving ticket from Haridwar in Lok Sabha elections 2024, BJP has again expressed confidence in former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat. There is no better opportunity than this for Trivendra Singh Rawat to live up to the trust of the party high command and capitalize on this opportunity. If Trivendra Singh Rawat passes this exam, then perhaps BJP will give him a big reward.
On the other hand, the political future of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat will also be decided from this seat. Actually, Harish Rawat has the responsibility of making his son and Congress candidate Virendra Rawat win. Because it was Harish Rawat who got his son Virendra Rawat a ticket from the Congress high command. How much pressure is there on Harish Rawat to win the Haridwar Lok Sabha seat, can be gauged from the fact that in this election, Harish Rawat has not even come out of Haridwar Lok Sabha seat for election campaign.
This election will not only open the way forward for Harish Rawat and Virendra, but will also decide the stature of Harish Rawat in the party. Because in the last several elections, Harish Rawat has had to face defeat one after the other. This may also be the last chance for Harish Rawat to prove himself in politics.
