Amit Shah seeks a BJP ‘hat-trick’ in Uttarakhand, targets 65 of 70 seats

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has urged BJP workers to conduct door-to-door outreach in Uttarakhand in order to secure a hat-trick of victories in the state's upcoming assembly elections. According to Shah, Uttarakhand will serve as the first milestone on India's path to development. At a function marking the state's 26th Foundation Day, Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 62 development projects, amounting to a total investment of Rs 1,475.31 crore.

Shah dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "vote bachao" campaign as a "ghuspathiya bachao" rally and called for the removal of infiltrators from electoral rolls and the country. He emphasized the BJP's aim to make Uttarakhand a secure and prosperous state, transforming the "Devbhoomi" into the cultural capital of the nation. Shah highlighted that the party won 57 seats in 2017 and 47 in 2022, urging party workers to achieve the target of crossing 65 seats in the upcoming polls.

The Uttarakhand CM claimed the state's tourism sector has witnessed a 380 percent growth and highlighted that the government is shifting the focus from a "money-order economy" to an "industrial economy." Referring to past security measures, including the 2016 surgical strikes, 2019 airstrikes, and 2025 Operation Sindoor, Shah asserted that the Modi government has strengthened border security.

He also emphasized the implementation of development projects worth Rs 270 crore in 51 border villages under the Vibrant Village program.

Dhami, who addressed the rally before Shah, criticized some individuals who question EVMs and the electoral process when they lose an election. He also accused the Congress party of insensitivity towards the people of Uttarakhand, particularly in light of remarks made by Rahul Gandhi during an INDIA bloc anti-CEC rally.