Indian Express
February 28, 2007
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 27: The next BJP government in Uttarakhand is determined to settle the issue of the state’s capital, on whether it would continue to be in Dehradun or would be shifted to the hills, but planned to go about it cautiously in view of the sentimental issues involved. The priority [...]

As expected, the winning party was able to squeak through with a small percentage margin of victory, but with a large haul of seats. In this case, the BJP with a third of the vote, won half the seats.
The actual margins were similar to 2002, with only a 2.5% vote separating the BJP and Congress. [...]

The votes are in, and it looks like a BJP near majority. Given that independents can easily haggle for plum positions from a party in such a dominant position, a BJP government is all but assured. In fact, this is a near reverse of 2002, so the more things change, the more they remain the [...]

With the NDTV exit poll showing a hung assembly with a range of results for all four main parties (32,178 surveyed regionally), the HT-CNN/IBN poll (4,282 surveyed in 32 seats) and Star News (7,200 surveyed in 29 seats) indicating a BJP majority, and the Garhwal Post-Umeed Poll (all 69 seats) showing a BJP minority, speculation [...]

Garhwal Post, February 22, 2007
The second state assembly elections for the state of Uttarakhand have now come to an end, with the ballot count scheduled to take place on February 27. As with all elections, the outcome will be influenced by money, muscle, and media hype, as well as a heady mix of random events [...]

For people struggling to find some stability, elections hold little meaning opines Prarthna Gahilote, reporting for IBN News.
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Prarthna Gahilote, CNN-IBN
February 17, 2007
Khameri, Uttarakhand: Tehri has opened up a floodgate of emotions during election time. Rehabilitation is the main issue and politicians are doing what is best expected of them – promising [...]

Their status is much like that of a memorial – a fast fading memory of a distant past opines Prarthna Gahilote, reporting for IBN News.
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Prarthna Gahilote, CNN-IBN
February 16, 2007
Dehradun: Women played an important role in Uttarakhand statehood movement. But on the eve of the second assembly elections in the state, women [...]

Daily Pioneer, February 16, 2007
Sidharth Mishra | Hardwar
Uttar manthan Election 2007
It may sound incredible but the delimitation of seats for future elections is turning into a major issue in the present poll. The recent notification of seats by the Delimitation Commission, which would come into force from the next Lok Sabha and the 2012 Assembly [...]

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Garhwal Post
February 17, 2007
As the state election campaign enters its final days, another poll is being held in the cyber world to determine the venue of an important information technology conference later this year.
Dehradun is one of three cities in the running to host [...]

So much for clean and transparent government — 11 BJP Candidates have criminal records, 7 for the Samajwadi Party, and 6 for Congress.
By Aradhana Sharma for NDTV
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (Dehradun):
NDTV has joined hands with the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) to help citizens make an informed choice.
ADR is a nationwide citizens’ initiative where [...]