Uttarakhand assembly elections 2022: BJP leaders running away from polls for fear of defeat, says Congress

DEHRADUN: Following former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat's announcement that he won't contest polls this time, the Uttarakhand unit of Congress has said BJP leaders are shying away from contesting polls for fear of losing. According to Congress, several sitting BJP MLAs would not be given tickets this time for non-performance.
Uttarakhand Congress spokesperson, Garima Dasauni, told TOI, "The BJP itself has specified that some of its MLAs will not be given tickets.The saffron party is aware that several of its MLAs have been non-performers. Consequently, the party is bringing in new candidates to reduce the anti-incumbency."
On Tuesday (January 18), Trivendra wrote a letter to BJP chief JP Nadda informing the latter of his decision to back out from polls. He, however, added that he will support the BJP candidate from the Doiwala constituency.
In regard to the letter, Dasauni has said that it is nothing but the former CM trying to hide his failure. "He gave up before the race even started... On one hand, he is not contesting the election and on the other, he feels that his campaigning will help the BJP. This is self-contradictory," she said.
Meanwhile, Congress general secretary (organisation), Mathura Dutt Joshi, said that the Trivendra episode is just the start and more BJP MLAs will either back out themselves or be denied poll ticket by the party for their non-performance.