Campaigning for the January 30 Assembly elections in Uttarakhand, which saw heavyweights of major political parties criss-crossing the hill state in spite of snow fall and intense cold, comes to an end on Saturday.
The electioneering picked up towards the fag end with a clear sky helping leaders to hop from one place to another to beat Saturday’s deadline.
Bad weather hampered the movement of leaders during the initial period, forcing last minute cancellation of visits by leaders like BJP president Nitin Gadkari and some others, prompting the ruling party in the state to request the Election Commission to postpone the poll schedule.
Chief minister B.C. Khanduri made the best use of the clear sky on Friday to undertake helicopter rides to a number of places in the state to woo the voters in favour of the BJP. All the 70 constituencies, where 788 candidates are in the fray, go to polls simultaneously on Monday. “The countdown has begun,” said a state Congress spokesman.