The state government is fully prepared to work in line with the instructions of the Election Commission on the COVID protocols during the elections, according to Dehradun Uttarakhand India January 8 ANI Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
We had imposed restrictions on political, religious and social programs as a result of COVID 19 on January 15. Dhami told ANI that we are fully prepared to work in line with EC instructions.
The schedule for Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand has been announced by the ECI and directed that no physical political rallies and roadshows will be allowed until January 15.
Since day one, I have been working for the people of Uttarakhand. Under the leadership of PM Modi, development work worth over 1 lakh crore has been done. Only BJP can do the developmental work in the state. On February 14, Uttarakhand will go to assembly polls in a single phase. The poll schedule for five states including Uttarakhand was announced by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra.
The countdown will take place on March 10. The votes in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand will be held on March 10.
In the 2017 assembly elections, BJP won 57 of 70 seats in the state. After the election, Trivendra Singh Rawat was sworn in as Chief Minister.
The BJP has changed its chief minister twice over the last year. In March last year, Trivendra Singh Rawat made way for MP Tirath Singh Rawat. Amid the possibility of bypoll not being held in six months for him to be elected to the state assembly, Tirath Singh Rawat resigned and Pushkar Singh Dhami took the oath as Chief Minister.