Dehra Dun: After a prolonged crisis in the ruling Congress in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna faces his first acid test on Monday when the election of Speaker will take place in the Assembly ahead of the trust vote.
After acquiescing to the demands of union minister Harish Rawat, Congress on Sunday fielded his close confidant Govind Singh Kunjwal for the post of speaker by filing nomination papers.
And to make the contest interesting, BJP too fielded party heavyweight Harbans Kapoor, a former speaker, to face Kunjwal in the contest in what is now being seen as the first trial of strength for Bahuguna.
Despite BJP jumping into the fray, Bahuguna remained confident and said Kunjwal would emerge victorious. "There was never any problem. All is well," said an elated Bahuguna....
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01:52 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: Sulking Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday said the crisis in the party in Uttarakhand was over and it was for state Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna to take some initiative. "The crisis is over from our end, now the Chief Minister has to take some initiative," the Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs said on the sidelines of a realty conference when asked whether the crisis...
12:27 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Dehra Dun: A day after expanding his cabinet, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday held talks with senior Congress leaders in New Delhi to resolve various issues confronting his government. "We can only say that Bahuguna has held talks with some top leaders in New Delhi," a senior Congress leader in Dehra Dun said. Following the expansion, Bahuguna's first task would be to nominate a new Speaker of the...
06:00 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Dehra Dun: Fearing poaching by ruling Congress ahead of the confidence vote in Uttarakhand, the BJP has summoned all its 31 MLAs in the state to New Delhi. Party sources said except one or two BJP MLAs, all the 31 MLAs have already left for New Delhi on the instructions of the party high command. When contacted, state party spokesman Satish Lakhera confirmed the development but said the party might...
04:31 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi/Dehra Dun: With a solution to the crisis in Uttarkhand continuing to elude the party, Congress on Saturday said rebel leader and Union Minister Harish Rawat will be given "his due" but ruled out changing Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. The name of Rawat's wife is being considered for Rajya Sabha nomination for the lone vacant seat from the hill state, AICC general secretary Chaudhary Birender Singh told reporters in...
01:39 AM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: There seems to no end to worries for the Congress in Uttarakhand. New state Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna is in Delhi and sources say he is trying to reach out to the Harish Rawat camp. But the rebel leader is reluctant to meet him. Rawat sent three more MLAs to take oath on Friday, but is waiting for a concrete offer from the leadership to end the crisis....
10:25 AM, Mar 17, 2012
New Delhi: Beleaguered Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Friday said he would make efforts to resolve differences with senior Congress leader Harish Rawat and hoped that the party would be able to prove majority and form government in the state. "Harish Rawat has been a senior Congressman and I am confident that we will sort out all the differences after sitting together and I will personally make a lot...
02:39 AM, Mar 17, 2012
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Congress continued to remain in turmoil on Thursday as only 14 of the 32 party MLAs turned up to take oath as members of the House. The remaining 18 MLAs, who belong to the Harish Rawat faction, stayed away. This comes two days after Vijay Bahuguna was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of the state on Tuesday, with Rawat boycotting the ceremony. Harish Rawat is peeved...
04:42 PM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday was meeting Congress MP Pradeep Tamta along with his supporter MLAs. The meeting comes even as the Congress is battling rumours that Rawat is set on joining the BJP, after the Congress made Vijay Bahuguna the chief minister of Uttarakhand. Rawat had sent in his resignation to Congress President Sonia Gandhi after it had been decided to make Bahuguna the chief...
12:06 PM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: The newly elected Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna slammed Congress 'rebels' on Tuesday for challenging party President Sonia Gandhi's authority. Harish Rawat, the Congress' other chief ministerial candidate and veteran leader, had boycotted the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. On the brink of a major split within the state unit, Rawat sent in his resignation to Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday morning and followed it up with a meeting...
08:40 AM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: A week after election debacle of the party, the Congress split is wide open in Uttarakhand. In a dramatic turn of events, Congress MP Vijay Bhauguna was finally sworn in as the Chief Minister, but party strongman and Union Minister Harish Rawat and his supporters defied the party leadership and boycotted the ceremony. With a wafer thin majority in the state, the durability of the new government remains...
09:32 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Dehradun: Congress leader Vijay Bahuguna, the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, is described by friends as a simple man who loves good food and believes in transparent governance. Barring political veteran Narayan Dutt Tiwari, rarely has a coronation in Uttarakhand brought smiles on so many faces in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. But for Bahuguna, son of the late Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, goodwill comes in aplenty from UP " a state where...
05:40 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Dehradun: Vijay Bahuguna, Congress MP from Tehri Garhwal, has been sworn in as the chief minister of Uttarakhand despite a revolt by Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat and his supporters. Bahuguna was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Margaret Alva in Dehradun on Tuesday evening. Only 15 Congress MLAs attended the swearing-in ceremony even though the party won 32 seats in...
05:18 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress has made it clear to Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat that Tehri Garhwal MP Vijay Bahuguna will be sworn in as Uttarakhand chief minister on Tuesday evening. Harish Rawat, who is upset after the Congress did not make him the chief minister of Uttarakhand, would stay away from the oath taking ceremony of Bahuguna in Dehradun along with his supporting...
03:20 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress is facing a full blown rebellion in Uttarakhand after the party decided to sideline several senior leaders and make Tehri Garhwal MP Vijay Bahuguna, son of late party leader Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, the next chief minister of the state. After Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat, who was seen as a frontrunner for the chief minister's post, offered to resign from...
02:12 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi/ Dehradun: Factional fight has broken out in Uttarakhand Congress after the party decided to make MP Vijay Bahuguna, son of late leader Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, the next chief minister of Uttarakhand sidelining several senior leaders. Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat, who was seen as a frontrunner for the chief minister's post, has offered to resign from the Cabinet after Bahuguna was named...
11:44 AM, Mar 13, 2012
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11:26 PM, Mar 12, 2012
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10:05 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: Putting an end to all the speculations, Uttarakhand general secretary in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that Vijay Bahuguna will be the new Chief Minister of the state. Bahuguna, son of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister HN Bahuguna and brother of UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, is an MP from Tehri Garhwal. The decision has come after a meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi and key party leaders....
08:08 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday met key party leaders to decide on who would lead the government in Uttarakhand. However, no announcement was made in this regard after the meeting. Meanwhile, according to sources, Union Minister Harish Rawat and senior leader Indira Hridesh are the frontrunners for the post of Chief Minister, with the former having a slight edge. Thought the Congress has staked the claim to...
03:54 PM, Mar 12, 2012
