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Congress, however, appears optimistic on the past trends and is banking upon its veteran and former CM Harish Rawat, besides other factors like anti-incumbency, COVID-19 pandemic management, and a slew of promises to make a comeback in the state.
The BJP did not win the Char Dham seats even in the years when it formed the government in Uttarakhand. Contest has traditionally been determined by candidates.
As Uttarakhand goes to the polls on Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami are trying to break past electoral trends: the hill state has given mandates alternately to the Congress and the BJP.