Congress Assures Ticket To All Sitting MLAs For Uttarakhand Polls

Uttarakhand polls: Congress state unit chief Ganesh Godiyal said that the decision to allow party rebels to join Congress again will be based on merits and demerits.

With Uttarakhand Assembly polls scheduled for early next year, the Congress has finalised the names of 38 candidates and assured tickets to all sitting legislators, informed Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal on Wednesday. Speaking to ANI, the Congress state unit chief further said that, "The decision to allow the party rebels to join Congress again will be based on merits and demerits." Mr Godiyal was appointed as the president of the Uttarakhand Congress unit in July this year. The Uttarakhand Assembly, with 70 seats, is scheduled for polls early in 2022.