Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat faces a tough test in Vidhan Sabha with a section of disgruntled MLAs threatening to vote against the Budget. If the Budget is not passed, then Rawat would have to resign leading to the fall of the Congress government.
The disgruntled camps are led by former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna and Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat. Bahuguna, Harak Singh Rawat and Satpal Maharaj want to topple the Harish Rawat government. They claim to have the support of 12 rebel Congress MLAs in the house of 70 MLAs.
Bahuguna has been lobbying for the Rajya Sabha berth falling vacant after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Vijay's term gets over.
On the other hand Harak Singh Rawat is seeking tickets for his supporters in the next state elections in the first half of 2012.
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also seeking the help of rebel Congress MLAs in a move similar to the recent political development in Arunachal Pradesh in February. Several BJP leaders like Kailash Vijaivargiya and Shyam Jaju are in Uttarakhand capital Dehradun to monitor the situation.
The sources said that when the Uttarakhand Assembly convenes to pass the Budget on Friday, the BJP will make attempt for negative voting.
Current party position in Uttarakhand:
Total seats: 71, including one nominated
Bahujan Samaj Party - 2
Bharatiya Janata Party - 29
Independent - 03
Congress - 36
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal(P) - 1
Rawat currently runs his government with the support of Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), which is a platform of six non-Congress MLAs, including two BSP (excluding Late Surendra Rakesh), three independents and one UKD.
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