Uttarakhand

Later, Modi paid obeisance to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and performed meditation there.

Addressing a Press conference, AICC media and PR chairman Pawan Khera said, "All the work regarding the tunnel should be stopped immediately which led to such calamity and all railway work should be reviewed first which is a threat to mountain ecosystem."

These visits would cover several aspects of governance as well as spirituality. The Prime Minister will kickstart his busy schedule with a two-day visit to Gujarat starting Wednesday. Modi will be in his home state on October 19-20, where he will dedicate and lay foundation stone for projects worth around Rs 15,670 crore.

In Uttarakhand, only 5 per cent respondents are angry with their MPs. West Bengal and Kerala MPs are also sitting pretty with only 5.1 and 5.5 per cent respondents expressing anger against their MPs. Haryana and Himachal Pradesh MPs are also comfortably placed with only 5.7 and 6.2 per cent respondents expressing anger respectively.

Bypoll to the Champawat seat, which was vacated for Dhami by Kailash Chandra Gehtori, is scheduled to be held on May 31. The results will be declared on June 2. Yogi will be seen appealing to voters to vote in support of Dhami in Champawat assembly constituency on Saturday. The UP CM will also address an election rally on Saturday.

As Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath on Wednesday as chief minister of Uttarakhand for a second term, there is speculation in the BJP that Keshav Prasad Maurya may also retain his position in the Uttar Pradesh government despite losing his seat in the recent assembly polls.

Uttarakhand's Chief Minister-designate Pushkar Singh Dhami met Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh on Monday evening to officially stake claim to form the new government in the state. Sources said that the swearing-in ceremony of the new government is likely to be held on March 23-24. Earlier, Dhami was elected as the leader of BJP's legislative party at a meeting in Dehradun, held in the presence of central observers Rajnath Singh and Meenkshi Lekhi.