Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2007
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Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2007 were the second Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.
Results
| Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 70 | 35 |
| 4 | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) | 61 | 3 |
| 4 | Independents | 70 | 3 |
| 2 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 70 | 21 |
| 3 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 70 | 8 |
| Total | 70 |
The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in a house of 70. They were still one short of the majority to form a government. After much wrangling it was announced that the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and the three Independents would be supporting the government. The incumbent Indian National Congress Government lost as they had only 21 seats out of 70 seats.
After protracted discussions it was announced the B. C. Khanduri would be Chief Minister and B. S. Koshyari was to manage party work.
Key post holders in the Assembly
- Speaker : Harbans Kapoor
- Deputy Speaker : Vacant
- Leader of the House: B. C. Khanduri
- Leader of the Opposition : Harak Singh Rawat
- Principal Secretary : Mahesh Chandra [1]