Harish Rawat

In yet another setback for the Congress in Uttarakhand ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the party's general secretary and Seva Dal's state chief Rajesh Rastogi resigned from all posts today, saying dynastic politics is "finishing" the party.

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat got minor injuries when his car crashed into a divider in Udham Singh Nagar district, police said.

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister on Wednesday said that he sustained minor injuries after the car in which he was travelling in met with an accident a day ago while he was on his way to Kashipur in the state.

A special CBI court has ordered four leaders, including former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, to give their voice samples in connection with the 2016 'sting operation' case.

The Delhi police cracked down on a Congress protest held near the Red Fort this evening against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from parliament. Many of the MPs, including former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Harish Rawat, have been detained.

Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat sat on a 24-hour dharna with several congress supporters and leaders at Gandhi Park in Dehradun, demanding a CBI inquiry into the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

In a befitting reply to Pakistan's new Army Chief Asim Munir's statement on Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Congress leader Harish Rawat on Sunday said that this is the time to take PoK back.

Sunil Jakhar, former chief of Congress' Punjab unit, quit the party today. Mr Jakhar's resignation comes at a time when the Congress leadership is meeting in Udaipur in a desperate attempt to put its house in order to take on the BJP.

Accusing the BJP and also supporters of a Congress leader of trying to tarnish his image, former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has said he would quit politics if proven that he ever made a statement on establishing a Muslim university

The Congress, which fought under the leadership of Mr Rawat in the hill state, won just 19 seats against BJP's 47 out of a total of 70 assembly seats.

Congress' poll campaign head for Uttarakhand Harish Rawat on Sunday expressed anguish and an acute sense of embarrassment over his failure to guide the party to victory in the state assembly election.

Congress campaign head in Uttarakhand Harish Rawat created a flutter in political circles last December, alleging non-cooperation from his party leaders and noting that he sometimes feels it is time for him to rest.

Congress's Harish Rawat, a chief minister hopeful and a veteran leader, lost the election today. His party too is trailing with less than 20 seats as the BJP crossed the majority mark with more than 45 seats in the 70-seat Uttarakhand assembly.

As counting of votes began in Uttarakhand, Congress leader and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said he is confident of his party's victory in the polls and said the Congress may win nearly 48 seats in the 70-member Assembly.

The BJP is set to return for another term in Uttarakhand. However, the BJP's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lost his seat by 7,000 votes. Congress veteran Harish Rawat too lost from Lalkuwa seat.

In yet another setback for the Congress in Uttarakhand ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the party's general secretary and Seva Dal's state chief Rajesh Rastogi resigned from all posts today, saying dynastic politics is "finishing" the party.

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat got minor injuries when his car crashed into a divider in Udham Singh Nagar district, police said.

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister on Wednesday said that he sustained minor injuries after the car in which he was travelling in met with an accident a day ago while he was on his way to Kashipur in the state.

A special CBI court has ordered four leaders, including former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, to give their voice samples in connection with the 2016 'sting operation' case.

The Delhi police cracked down on a Congress protest held near the Red Fort this evening against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from parliament. Many of the MPs, including former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Harish Rawat, have been detained.

Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat sat on a 24-hour dharna with several congress supporters and leaders at Gandhi Park in Dehradun, demanding a CBI inquiry into the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

In a befitting reply to Pakistan's new Army Chief Asim Munir's statement on Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Congress leader Harish Rawat on Sunday said that this is the time to take PoK back.

Sunil Jakhar, former chief of Congress' Punjab unit, quit the party today. Mr Jakhar's resignation comes at a time when the Congress leadership is meeting in Udaipur in a desperate attempt to put its house in order to take on the BJP.

Accusing the BJP and also supporters of a Congress leader of trying to tarnish his image, former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has said he would quit politics if proven that he ever made a statement on establishing a Muslim university

The Congress, which fought under the leadership of Mr Rawat in the hill state, won just 19 seats against BJP's 47 out of a total of 70 assembly seats.

Congress' poll campaign head for Uttarakhand Harish Rawat on Sunday expressed anguish and an acute sense of embarrassment over his failure to guide the party to victory in the state assembly election.

Congress campaign head in Uttarakhand Harish Rawat created a flutter in political circles last December, alleging non-cooperation from his party leaders and noting that he sometimes feels it is time for him to rest.

Congress's Harish Rawat, a chief minister hopeful and a veteran leader, lost the election today. His party too is trailing with less than 20 seats as the BJP crossed the majority mark with more than 45 seats in the 70-seat Uttarakhand assembly.

As counting of votes began in Uttarakhand, Congress leader and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said he is confident of his party's victory in the polls and said the Congress may win nearly 48 seats in the 70-member Assembly.

The BJP is set to return for another term in Uttarakhand. However, the BJP's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lost his seat by 7,000 votes. Congress veteran Harish Rawat too lost from Lalkuwa seat.