Godiyal, Pritam, sitting MLAs figure in first list
In the first list the Congress has fielded the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Ganesh Godiyal from Srinagar assembly constituency. Here the BJP’s cabinet minister Dhan Singh Rawat is in fray. The Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pritam Singh would contest from Chakrata while deputy leader of Congress party Karan Mahra would contest from his Ranikhet seat. The Congress has given party tickets to all its sitting MLAs. The father son duo of former cabinet minister Yashpal Arya and Sanjeev Arya have been given tickets by the Congress from Bajpur and Nainital seats respectively.
Names of Harish Rawat, Harak not in the first list
In the first list the names of former chief minister and head of campaign committee Harish Rawat was conspicuous by its absence. It is learnt that Rawat could contest from Ramnagar assembly constituency or field his daughter Anupma from Haridwar ( rural) seat. The party has learnt to have told Rawat that only one ticket would be given to his family. Similarly the names of Harak Singh Rawat and his daughter in law Anukriti Gusain were not in the first list. The name of Harak is making rounds from Doiwala and Chaubattakhal assembly segments while Anukriti could be the party’s candidate from Lansdowne assembly constituencies.
