GRUDGE TO HUGS

WITH THE Assembly elections in the state over, the chasm between Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat and state Congress chief Kishore Upadhyaya seems to have narrowed. Both recently addressed a joint media conference in Dehradun. At the event, Upadhyayacalledrawathis“elderbrotherarjun”,whohad“led” the electoral fight. The two leaders themselves served food and dessert to journalists, leaving them wondering about the cause of this sudden bonhomie between the two leaders. After all, few had forgotten Upadhyaya’s annoyance after he was pushed to a constituency he never wanted, reportedly at Rawat’s behest.