Amit Shah Sets 65-Plus Seat Target for BJP's Third Term at Dehradun Rally

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Addressing the Uttarakhand Rajyotsav Samaroh at Parade Ground, Dehradun, on November 6, Union Home Minister Amit Shah set a target for the BJP to win more than 65 of Uttarakhand's 70 assembly seats in the 2027 election, asserting the party would form the government for a third consecutive term. Shah accused the Congress and Samajwadi Party of historically opposing the creation of Uttarakhand and said their actions led to bloodshed during the statehood movement, paying tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee for creating the state in 2000. He also accused the Congress of stalling border-road development in earlier years out of 'fear of Chinese intrusion'. Speaking at the same event, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said people questioning EVMs do so only after losing elections, criticised Congress's silence over remarks targeting National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's description of Uttarakhand residents, and claimed his government had sent over 100 paper-leak mafia members to jail and given government jobs to more than 35,000 young people without corruption. Outside the venue, members of the Ankita Bhandari Nyay Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha protested, and state Mahila Congress president Jyoti Rautela was detained by police after waving black flags.

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• 6 Nov, 08:12 pm
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