Would a Dalit make it to the high chair in Uttarakhand?
‘It would be the most positive event in the history of Uttarakhand,’ says Shekhar Pathak, a retired professor of history at Kumaon University, Nainital. [more]
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Uttarakhand suffers due to leadership deficit
With every factional leader in the Congress in Uttarakhand seeking to be the next Chief MinisterCongress high command has been put into disarray and sparked off a debate between party cadres and the general masses here about whether or not the State was fit to…
Read more »Khanduri’s defeat spoils the BJP’s show
THE ruling BJP finds itself in a piquant situation following the results of the Assembly elections. The party under the leadership of Chief Minister BC Khanduri did very well than expected but was stunned by the defeat of Khanduri from the Kotdwar Assembly segment. [more]
Read more »Delimitation pushed down the road
The results of the assembly elections have thrown up some unexpected results. Believed to be heading to victory in the plains, the Congress in fact underperformed, bagging only 9 to the BJP’s 17 seats. However, despite severe dissidence arising from improper seat distribution, the Congress…
Read more »CLP Leader Choice Delayed by Factional Feud
Factional feud within Congress and certain conditions put up by Independents, who hold the key to government formation, have created hurdles in the CLP leader’s election in Uttarakhand. In the 70-member House, Congress has 32 MLAs – four short of majority – with three Independents…
Read more »CPI Leader’s wife killed in accident
Kumkum Bhandari, wife of veteran CPI leader Samar Bhandari, passed away from internal injuries at Himalayan Institute on March 6. She had been injured the day before in Raipur and was transfered through two hospitals before succumbing to her wounds in Jolly Grant. Our deepest…
Read more »2012 Election Results Commentary
The Uttarakhand assembly elections results have been much closer than the exit polls predicted, owing perhaps to anti-incumbency against the centre and postal ballots which have been more influenced by national politics than local issues. Khanduri’s shock loss owes much to BJP’s ongoing record of…
Read more »Exit Polls and Post Poll Surveys
Here is the aggregated exit poll and post-poll surveys from the major media networks (Thanks to Raju Gusain for putting most of this together). INC BJP BSP Others Janpaksh/CMRA 27-34 21-25 3-6 4-11 IBN/CSDS/The Week 31-41 22-32 – 4-10 Headlines Today 38-42 26-30 2-4 4-6…
Read more »Experts want govt to check pollution of Ganga
Citing the Central Pollution Control Board’s recent report which indicated that the bio-oxygen water-level in the Ganga river was close to 8 points, and in 100 ml of Ganga water, the bacteria had reached an alarming level, a group of experts from various fields have…
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Gairsain within reach?
The 2012-2017 assembly presents some unique opportunities for pushing forward pro-hill policies. Given that the Congress-led government will have a 3:1 ratio of MLAs coming from the hills, a change in policy orientation is a distinct possibility. The potential dangers of course are present as…
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