UTTARAKHAND politics, which earlier revolved around migration, corruption, drug menace, lack of infrastructure, and development, has gradually shifted focus to temples, especially Char Dham shrines, ahead of Assembly polls.
Political analysts say this change is in sync with political changes in the country.
The incumbent BJP, which owes its rise as a national party to the ‘temple politics of Ayodhya’, has always focused on ‘Hindutva’, ‘nationalism’, and related issues. However, this time every party in the Himalayan state, including the main opposition Congress, has joined the bandwagon.
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