Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Congress Plans Constituency Campaign Against BJP in Uttarakhand
Congress is getting ready for the 2027 elections in Uttarakhand.
It wants voters to closely examine the work of BJP lawmakers in each constituency.
Congress plans to raise issues including safety for women, alleged corruption, paper leaks, and law and order.
It also wants to discuss the Ankita Bhandari case.
The party says a religious purification event in Haldwani should be discussed as an anti-Dalit issue.
The BJP has distanced itself from that event.
Senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have already visited the state.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to hold a large rally next month.
Congress is also reorganising its workers and collecting public suggestions for its election manifesto.
Congress is preparing a constituency-level campaign targeting BJP legislators and the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led state government ahead of the 2027 Uttarakhand Assembly elections.
The party plans to make women’s safety, the Ankita Bhandari case, paper leaks, law and order, corruption, and other issues central to its campaign.
Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have already held programs in Uttarakhand, while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to address a major rally next month.
Congress says its state organisation is united, has been reorganised, and is appointing constituency-level in-charges and co-in-charges.
The next phase of the Congress Parivartan Yatra is scheduled for September in Dehradun and Haridwar, after earlier events in Kumaon, Tehri, and Garhwal.
- Who
- The Uttarakhand Congress, the BJP government led by Pushkar Singh Dhami, and senior Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
- What
- Congress is intensifying preparations for the 2027 Assembly elections and plans to campaign against BJP MLAs and the state government at the constituency level.
- When
- Ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections; the next phase of the Parivartan Yatra is planned for September, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to visit next month.
- Where
- Uttarakhand, including Dehradun, Haridwar, Haldwani, Almora, Pauri, and the Kumaon, Tehri, and Garhwal regions.
- Why
- Congress says it wants to highlight alleged failures of the BJP government and build support through rallies, grassroots outreach, a charge-sheet, and public input on its manifesto.
Congress’s allegations and campaign position
BJP’s stated position and response
State government performance
Congress’s allegations and campaign position
Congress alleges that the BJP government has failed on major issues, including law and order and corruption.
BJP’s stated position and response
The article does not provide a detailed BJP response to these allegations.
Haldwani purification event
Congress’s allegations and campaign position
Congress plans to frame the Shuddhikaran Yagya held after Kharge’s Haldwani meeting as an issue of anti-Dalit politics.
BJP’s stated position and response
The BJP has distanced itself from the event.
Paper-leak investigations
Congress’s allegations and campaign position
Congress says there have been no clear results so far from the CBI investigation into paper-leak cases.
BJP’s stated position and response
The article does not include a response from the BJP or the CBI on the investigation.
- Election
- Uttarakhand Assembly elections are scheduled for 2027.
- Congress campaign focus
- The party plans to make BJP legislators’ performance a constituency-level election issue.
- Major issues
- Congress is targeting the government over women’s safety, the Ankita Bhandari case, paper leaks, law and order, corruption, and the Haldwani purification event.
- Senior leader visits
- Rahul Gandhi has held programs in Almora, Pauri, and Dehradun, while Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a public meeting in Haldwani.
- Upcoming rally
- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to address a major rally in Uttarakhand next month.
- Parivartan Yatra
- Its next phase is planned for September in Dehradun and Haridwar; earlier phases covered Kumaon, Tehri, and Garhwal.
- Organisation
- Congress has changed several state-level posts and appointed constituency-wise in-charges and co-in-charges.