CM Dhami Gets Grand Welcome En Route Gairsain Session
Synopsis
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received grand welcomes across Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts on October 26 while travelling to Bharadiisain (Gairsain) for the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha session, stopping at Adibadri to meet residents and children along the route.
Key Takeaways
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami travelled to Bharadiisain (Gairsain) on October 26, 2026 to participate in the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha session.
Grand receptions were held in Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts, with flower showers at Gauchar, Karnaprayag, and Kheti .
Cabinet Minister Bharat Singh Chaudhary received the CM in Rudraprayag; MLAs Anil Nautiyal and Bhupal Ram Tamta in Chamoli.
Dhami stopped at Adibadri to meet local shopkeepers, residents, and children in an informal street-level interaction.
Gairsain has been Uttarakhand's designated summer capital, hosting periodic assembly sessions since 2014 to address hill-region governance aspirations.
Flower petals rained down at Gauchar, Karnaprayag, and Kheti as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami travelled through Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts on Monday, October 26 — heading to Bharadiisain (Gairsain) to participate in the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha session. Local representatives and residents lined the route with a reception that stretched across two hill districts.
A welcome spanning two Garhwal districts
In Rudraprayag district, Cabinet Minister Bharat Singh Chaudhary led the official reception, joined by local elected representatives. The welcome set the tone for what followed further along the route. In Chamoli district, MLAs Anil Nautiyal and Bhupal Ram Tamta, District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar, Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar, and Chief Development Officer Dr. Abhishek Tripathi received the Chief Minister — an assembly of both political and administrative leadership that underscored the significance attached to the session.
Dhami at Adibadri — shopfronts and street-level conversations
The Chief Minister did not simply pass through. At Adibadri, Dhami stopped at local shops, meeting residents and children, asking after their welfare, and holding what the Chief Minister's Office described as 'aatmiya samvad' — an intimate, heartfelt exchange. The moment captured something central to the Gairsain session's political logic: governance reaching into the mountains, not just summoning the mountains to Dehradun. Dhami expressed his gratitude to all who turned out, acknowledging the warmth of the reception at each stop.
Why Gairsain still matters
Gairsain, designated as Uttarakhand's summer capital, sits in Chamoli district and has hosted periodic Vidhan Sabha sessions since 2014. The practice was born from a decades-old aspiration of the hill districts — that a state carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000 to serve its mountain communities should not be governed entirely from the plains. BJP-led administrations, including Dhami's, have continued convening sessions here as both a symbolic act and a practical signal of decentralised governance. Each session renews that promise, and each journey to Gairsain — particularly one that draws crowds at Gauchar and garlands at Karnaprayag — is a reminder that the idea still resonates at street level.
Point of View
Now over a decade old, has evolved from a symbolic gesture into an expected fixture; skipping it would carry political costs. The street-level warmth on this route suggests that the idea of a mountain capital retains genuine emotional purchase with Garhwal voters, making the session as much a constituency exercise as a legislative one. How Dhami uses the session's floor time — and whether any substantive capital-infrastructure announcements follow — will determine whether this journey registers beyond optics.
NationPress
26 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Uttarakhand hold assembly sessions in Gairsain?
Gairsain (Bharadiisain) is Uttarakhand's designated summer capital, and periodic Vidhan Sabha sessions have been held there since 2014 to acknowledge the long-standing demand from hill districts for governance closer to the mountains rather than solely in Dehradun on the plains.
Where is Gairsain located in Uttarakhand?
Gairsain, also called Bharadiisain, is located in Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand and sits at a higher altitude than the state capital Dehradun.
Who welcomed CM Dhami in Chamoli district?
MLAs Anil Nautiyal and Bhupal Ram Tamta, District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar, Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar, and Chief Development Officer Dr. Abhishek Tripathi received CM Dhami in Chamoli district.
What did CM Dhami do at Adibadri?
At Adibadri, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami stopped at local shops to meet residents and children, inquired about their welfare, and held informal conversations described as heartfelt exchanges with the local community.
Who is Pushkar Singh Dhami?
Pushkar Singh Dhami is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and a BJP leader from the Kumaon region who has held the post since 2021.
