Dehradun: BJP on Thursday released the first list of 59 candidates for the selection of the Uttarakhand Assembly, which is scheduled to be held in one phase on February 14.
The list of 59 out of 70 seats did not appear a large surprise like most of the mlaas sitting was maintained by a party.
However, the choice of candidates showed an effort to balance the caste equation by Saffron.
“Of the 59 candidates, 22 is Thakurs, 15 is Brahmana, six comes from the category ordered, and three of the Baniya community,” Prahlad Joshi, the BJP election was responsible for Uttarakhand, told Mediaprovhand.
The remaining 11 seats, Joshi said the candidates would be announced soon by the party.
Analyzing the BJP Social Engineering Formula Based on the first list of candidates, Kazmi High School political analyst said, “Brahmana and them from the trader community have become traditional BJP supporters in Uttarakhand.
By giving 15 tickets to Brahmana and three for Baniya candidates, BJP has tried to seduce its traditional voter base .
“He said,” According to conservative estimates, Thakurs form 35% of the country’s population and 25% are voters Brahmin.
Therefore, both the Congress and BJP are likely to follow the equation of caste Thakur-Brahmin who has been tested in the distribution of tickets.
“as expected , CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has been derived from Khatima, the chair he currently holds, and the Head of the BJP of the Madan Country Kaushik will oppose his haridwar fortress.
Likewise, the cabinet minister of Subodh Uniyal has been derived from the Narendra Nagar seat, and Ganesh Joshi will return the contest from the Mussoorie constituency.
Minister of Tourism Satpal Maharaj has also been derived from Chaubattakhal.
The former Congress rebels Umesh Sharma, about who speculates that he can rejoin the congress along with Harak Singh Rawatan, has been derived from the traditional fort Raipur.
The Saffron party has also lowered Saurabh Bahuguna, the son of former CM Vijay Bahuguna, from Sitargaj.
In addition, the minister of Urban Development Bansidhar Bhagat has been derived from Kaladhungi, Swami Yatishwaranand from Haridwar (rustic), Pradeep Batra from Roorkee and Bishan Singh Chufal from the assembly chair.