Dehradun, July 6 -- Madhu Chauhan

Wives of BJP leaders enter fray in district panchayat polls

Dehradun, 4 Jul: With the nomination process underway for the three-tier panchayat elections in Uttarakhand, the political temperature is on the rise across the state, especially in districts like Dehradun and Pauri where heavyweight entries have stirred the electoral atmosphere. Yesterday, Neetu Rawat, wife of Lansdowne MLA Daleep Rawat, filed her nomination papers for the Zila Panchayat elections, accompanied by a large number of supporters. Her candidature is backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party and has sparked notable political interest. She is now being viewed as a likely front-runner for the position of Zila Panchayat President, particula...