After Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress government in Uttarakhand is heading for a major crisis with senior party leaders rebelling against Chief Minister Harish Rawat.
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to topple the Harish Rawat government with the help of rebel Congress leaders, in a move similar to the recent political development in Arunachal Pradesh in February.
According to sources, top Congress leaders such as former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, Harak Singh Rawat, and Satpal Maharaj want to topple the Harish Rawat government. They claim to have the support of 12 rebel Congress MLAs in the house of 70 MLAs.
The sources said that as the Uttarakhand Assembly convenes to pass the state budget on Friday, the BJP will make attempt negative voting.
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul, who was in New Delhi for the last one week, cut short his visit and rushed back to Dehradun. He is slated to meet a BJP delegation after lunch on Friday.
If there is a negative vote on the budget, president’s rule is likely to be imposed in Uttarakhand as the state government would be in minority.
Current party position in Uttarakhand:
Total seats: 71, including one nominated
Bahujan Samaj Party - 2
Bharatiya Janata Party - 29
Independent - 03
Congress - 36
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal(P) - 1
Rawat currently runs his government with the support of Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), which is a platform of six non-Congress MLAs, including two BSP (excluding Late Surendra Rakesh), three independents and one UKD.
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