Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat loses from both seats - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Har- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday (March 11) lost from both the Haridwar (Rural) and Kichcha seats, as the ruling Congress was handed a humiliating drubbing by the BJP in the hill state.

In This Pic : Harish Rawat

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Rawat lost the Haridwar (Rural) by 12,000 votes and the Kichcha seats.His defeat comes as the Congress state unit president Kishore Upadhyay conceded defeat.

In This Pic : Harish Rawat

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As Chief Minister Harish Rawat lost both seats he contested, the BJP said it was a complete rejection of his leadership.

In This Pic : Harish Rawat

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"While Rawat has lost by over 12,000 votes in Haridwar (rural) already, he is heading for a loss in Kiccha as well, though with a narrower margin. This is a complete rejection of his leadership," Pradesh BJP spokesman Munna Singh Chauhan told PTI.

In This Pic : Harish Rawat

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Attributing Rawat's defeat to thriving corruption and a strong anti-incumbency, Chauhan said the massive surge of support for the BJP reflected in the trends and results available so far were due to a clear "Modi wave which has only gathered steam over the two-and-half years of his extra- ordinary performance at the Centre".

In This Pic : Harish Rawat

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