Responding to media queries regarding speculation on former principal of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) colonel (retd) Ajay Kothiyal joining the BJP and being fielded in the Lok Sabha elections, the party’s state president Ajay Bhatt said that he was not aware of this.
He said that any decision on fielding candidates in the Lok Sabha election is to be taken by the central leadership. It should be mentioned here that recently there has been rise in speculation in some media reports and social media about Kothiyal joining the BJP and contesting from the Garhwal constituency.
He had gained popularity while heading the Kedarnath reconstruction works after the 2013 disaster.
