"After a very long time, an environment has been created where people have already decided that Modi will be the next Prime Minister of India," he told poll meetings here in favour of BJP candidate Kirron Kher.
This clearly shows that the people are disenchanted with "scam-tainted" UPA government, Khanduri said.
"Our state Uttarakhand grappled with one of the worst natural disasters last year and the Congress government has failed to heal wounds of the affected people.
"The state which had flourished during the BJP's rule has been neglected by the Congress," he said.
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