Who will form Govt in Uttarakhand?

As both the BJP and Congress are in a neck-and-neck fight to gain power in Uttarakhand, it is quite unpredictable that who will rule the state. The recent trends indicated that the state is heading towards a hung assembly.

While the BJP won 7 seats and leading in 24 seats, the Congress won 5 and is leading in 24 seats in Uttarakhand. The polls will decide the fate of Chief Minister BC Khanduri, who is struggling to gain Kotdwar seat from his close rival Surendra Singh Negi.

According to latest reports, BJP's Surendra Singh Jeena defeated sitting Congress MLA Ranjit Singh from Salt seat in Kumaon region. CM Khanduri is leading with 500 votes against Negi.

Congress candidate Indira Haridayesh is leading with 4000 votes from Haldwani constituency against BJP's Renu Adhikari. Leader of the Opposition Harak Singh Rawat is seen as one of the hot cntenders for the post of CM if Congress returns to power. The results are being watched with curiosity as he is contesting the polls from Rudraprayag constituency in Garhwal region against his brother-in-law and Irrigation Minister Matbar Singh Kandari

The BSP is also leading in 6 seats. Uttarakhand Kranti Dal-Panwar (UKD-P) is leading in one seat, while others were leading in five seats.