The Kedarnath assembly bypoll in Uttarakhand recorded around 57 per cent voting by 5 pm on Wednesday even as the Election Commission of India was yet to announce final figures with likely margin of around 3 per cent increase.
With the polling day for Kedarnath assembly bypoll drawing closer the BJP has intensified its campaign to save its prestige in the country's prominent sanatan pilgrimage center.
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This seat from district Rudraprayag recently fell vacant due to the sudden demise of the incumbent, MLA Shaila Rani Rawat, on 9 July.
Harish Rawat said the BJP was afraid of its imminent defeat in the Kedarnath assembly by-election for which polling will be held on November 20.
The incident came to light on Thursday when a tourist accused the local police of misbehaving with pilgrims and a video connected to the incident went viral on social media.
Arun Jaitley had, on Wednesday, written to Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi requesting him to keep him out of the new government which will be sworn in on Thursday.
To make the booking process simple, the medical examination of the tourist opting to stay at the Rudra cave will be conducted at Kedarnath. Earlier, it was done at Guptkashi
Teams from the Indian Army, comprising of Surya Bengal Sappers, have been deployed to clear the 6 km track to Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib Ji since May 1.
The GMVN is thrilled with the response as they had received no queries from the tourists about the same cave last year.
