In light of Prime Minister Modi's supposed 'reach out' to Pasmanda Muslims, the BJP leader says that the Muslim community should 'engage with the party rather than see it as opposed to their interests.'
Despite expressing confidence of forming the next government in Uttarakhand with a huge majority, the BJP is now assessing the damage caused by party rebel candidates. Voting for the 70 member Uttarakhand Assembly elections was held on Monday .
Plagued by infighting and battling 'anti-incumbency' and rebellion by several leaders after being denied nominations, BJP is banking heavily on 'polarisation' to retain the hill state of Uttarakhand, which goes to polls on Monday.
The upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly elections are expected to witness a neck-and-neck fight between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress, with the latter getting a little edge over the former.
In view of the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Haldwani, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday took stock of arrangements