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Uttarakhand Election - Party Postions

2007 Result

BJP: 34 | INC: 22 | BSP: 8 | UKKD: 3| OTHERS: 3

Vijay Bahuguna has been named as the chief minister of Uttarakhand sidelining several senior leaders.

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Vijay Bahuguna to be the new Uttarakhand CM
Vijay Bahuguna, son of former UP CM HN Bahuguna and brother of UPCC chief Rita Bahuguna, is an MP from Tehri Garhwal.

BSP to support Congress in Uttarakhand
Congress MLAs have to decide on their Chief Minister by Monday.

Uttarakhand: Independents, smaller parties hold the key
Three independents, Mantri Prasad Netani, Dinesh Dhanai, and Harish Durgapal are the Congress rebels who the party will try and woo.

Uttarakhand: All options open for BJP, says Rajnath
Senior BJP leaders are trying to establish contact with Independent MLAs and the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD).0
Uttarakhand: Who will form the government?
Both the Congress and the BJP need to cross the halfway mark of 35 in order to form the government in the state.0
Uttarakhand: Cong edges out BJP in a photo finish
Soon after his loss, Chief Minister BC Khanduri said, "I am not in the race for CM."0
Could not give due time to constituency: Khanduri
BC Khanduri said that he did not have any magic wand but he tried to do his best during his short period of 3 months and 14 days.0
BJP's Khanduri loses in Uttarakhand
BC Khanduri was defeated by his nearest rival SS Negi of the Congress by 4,623 votes.0
BJP, Congress neck-and-neck in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand voters are unlikely to give a clear mandate in favour of any party with both the Congress and BJP in a neck-and-neck race.0
Battle for the states: Assembly polls verdict
The SP gained absolute majority while the Congress finished fourth in UP polls. Rahul Gandhi, who was the face of the party in the poll campaign in UP, has acknowledged the defeat.0
Sonia, Rahul to take stock of poll debacle
Congress will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the poll debacle in the four state.0