In Uttarakhand, Chief Minister B. C. Khanduri of BJP has lost to his nearest Congress rival Surendra Singh Negi. Other prominent losers are Cabinet Ministers Prakash Pant, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Matbar Singh Kandari. Among prominent winners are State Assembly Speaker Harvansh Kapoor, leader of Opposition in State Assembly, Harak Singh Rawat, State Congress President Yashpal Arya, former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and State BJP President Bishan Singh Chufal.