Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Ramsharan Nautiyal Says He Quit BJP Over Respect
Ramsharan Nautiyal said he has left the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He said party members did not show him enough respect.
He also said he felt humiliated at public events.
Nautiyal first sent his resignation through his stenographer.
He later emailed it to state party president Mahendra Bhatt.
The party said it had not received any resignation letter.
Nautiyal had worked with the party for 12 years.
He had joined it after leaving the Congress in 2014.
Ramsharan Nautiyal said he resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party after 12 years.
He said he left because he felt he was not treated with respect.
Nautiyal said he initially sent the resignation through his stenographer, then emailed it to Mahendra Bhatt.
The party’s state unit said neither its state nor district president had received the resignation.
Nautiyal previously contested Chakrata in 2022 and lost to Congress leader Pritam Singh by 9,436 votes.
- Who
- Ramsharan Nautiyal, a businessman and former Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, said he resigned from the party; the party’s Uttarakhand state unit disputed receiving his letter.
- What
- Nautiyal announced his departure from the Bharatiya Janata Party, citing a lack of respect and alleged public humiliation.
- When
- The report was published on October 1; Nautiyal said he emailed his resignation to Mahendra Bhatt on Wednesday.
- Where
- The dispute concerns the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttarakhand organization; Nautiyal is from the Jaunsar region and contested Chakrata.
- Why
- Nautiyal said he felt disrespected and humiliated, while also citing disagreements over demands for his area.
Nautiyal’s Account
Party’s Position
Whether a resignation was submitted
Nautiyal’s Account
Nautiyal said he had resigned, first through his stenographer and later by emailing Mahendra Bhatt.
Party’s Position
The state party said neither the state president nor the district president had received a resignation letter.
Reason for leaving
Nautiyal’s Account
Nautiyal said he lacked personal respect, had faced humiliation on public platforms, and was frustrated by opposition to his area’s demands.
Party’s Position
The party did not provide a response on the reasons because it said it had not received the resignation.
- Party tenure
- Nautiyal said he had worked with the Bharatiya Janata Party for 12 years.
- Joining date
- He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in April 2014 after leaving the Congress.
- Resignation process
- He said he first sent the resignation through his stenographer and later emailed it to Mahendra Bhatt.
- Party response
- The state party media in-charge said neither the state president nor the district president had received a resignation letter.
- 2022 election
- Nautiyal contested the Chakrata assembly seat against Pritam Singh and lost by 9,436 votes.
- Previous allegations
- The report said Nautiyal alleged corruption against leaders within his party in 2023.
- Earlier public role
- He served as Dehradun District Panchayat president in 2000.