Uttarakhand Assembly Elections: Blow for Congress as senior leader Yashpal Arya joins BJP​

New Delhi: In a setback to Congress party in Uttarakhand ahead of assembly polls, senior party leader and state minister Yashpal Arya joined BJP on Monday.

Arya joined BJP in presence of the party chief Amit Shah.

Assembly elections in Uttarakhand

Polling will be held in Uttarakhand on February 15.

Results

Counting of votes will be taken up on March 11.

After sensational political developments in Uttarakhand in 2016, where Congress was temporarily dislodged from power due to defections, the party and BJP are set for a virtual direct fight on 70 seats.