Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Parvati Das on her victory in the Bageshwar bypoll, saying it was the result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts.
After the results, Dhami held a press conference where he said “First of all, I would like to thank the people of Bageshwar and express my gratitude to the people that they have continuously maintained their faith in BJP.
“This is the victory of our Prime Minister Modi’s work, his attachment towards Uttarakhand and the Uttarakhand government is working under the guidance of Modi ji.”
The bye-election had five candidates, but the main struggle was between the BJP’s Parvati Das and the Congress’ Basant Kumar.
The death of Parvati’s husband, Chandan Ram Das, from the Bageshwar constituency, caused a Bageshwar Assembly bye-election. Previously the vice president of the Aam Adami Party’s (AAP) state chapter, Congress candidate Basant Kumar resigned from the AAP to join the Congress Party.
“We are determined to take forward all the works done by Late Chandan Ram Das in Bageshwar as a tribute to him. Our priority will be that Bageshwar should progress in every field and move forward on the path of development. I also congratulate Parvati Das,” Pushkar Singh Dhami added.