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.
Uttarakhand state government has ordered a probe into the alleged gold scam at famous Hindu shrine of Kedarnath situated in Garhwal Himalayas following a major controversy and slugfest between main opposition party Congress and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
On Monday, the Meteorological Department issued an alert of rain and snowfall in the high Himalayan regions for the next 2-3 days.
The temple of Badrinath Dham is a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishnu and this place is one of the most sacred places mentioned in this religion, an ancient temple.
Ravi Saini said that there are adequate arrangements for staying in Srinagar, and the passengers will not face any kind of problem.
Disaster Management Authority official Surendra Singh Rawat said: "The trek route to the temple has been blocked for traffic due to rain and heavy snowfall near Bhairav glacier."
