Dehradun, Feb. 24 -- The top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand has made winnability the key criterion for ticket allocation in the 2027 Assembly elections, raising anxiety among several sitting MLAs who now fear losing their tickets.

Highly placed and reliable party sources said that the BJP has revised its ticket distribution formula in an effort to secure a hat-trick victory in the upcoming Assembly polls. Under the new approach, the party has decided to field only those leaders who have the highest chances of winning. To support this, the party is also conducting detailed surveys.

In light of the new formula and the ongoing surveys, BJP legislators are increasingly concerned that any negative findings coul...