Speaking to this newspaper, Manveer Chauhan, the state BJP media in charge, said that Trivendra Singh Rawat submitted his nomination papers for the Haridwar seat online on Friday. Ajay Tamta also filed his papers from Almora, while Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah and Anil Baluni are supposed to follow suit from for Tehri and Pauri seats respectively on March 26.In the 70-member state Assembly, the BJP won 47 seats in the previous assembly elections. The party had to face defeat in 23. In view of the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has opened its doors to other parties, including the Congress. In such a situation, it has succeeded in bringing Congress MLA Rajendra Bhandari from the Badrinath seat under the Garhwal parliamentary seat.
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