Dehradun: Uttarakhand is headed for a hung Assembly after the initial trends indicated that both the Congress and the ruling BJP are neck-and-neck. ETV projects 31 seats for the Congress, 27 for the BJP, 6 for BSP and 6 for others.
In Uttarakhand, the polling was held on January 30.
The elections will decide the fate of Chief Minister BC Khanduri who is locked in a tussle against Surendra Singh Negi from Kotdwar seat.
Besides Khanduri, former chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and several ministers are also facing stiff competition in different constituencies.
The outcome in Rudraprayag constituency in Garhwal region is being watched with considerable interest as the leader of the opposition Harak Singh Rawat is pitted against his brother-in-law and Irrigation Minister Matbar Singh Kandari there.
Rawat is being seen as a hot contender for the post of chief minister if Congress returns to power.
Other key constituencies are Doiwala seat where Nishank is facing a stiff challenge from Hira Singh Bist of Congress and SP Singh, a Congress rebel candidate.
Another interesting contest is at Devprayag where Revenue Minister Diwakar Bhatt is locked in a triangular contest against Shurvir Singh Sajwan and Mantri Prasad Naithani, a Congress rebel candidate.
Gangotri seat will decide the fate of two friends- turned-political rivals Gopal Singh Rawat, sitting BJP MLA, and Vijaypal Singh Sajwan of Congress, who had won in 2002.
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