Expressing his dismay at the state of affairs in the BJP, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri has said that the loss in the Lok Sabha polls has generated a reaction that should not have been there.

Talking to The Indian Express Khanduri said, "I am sad at the developments in the party. After the Lok Sabha elections there has been a certain reaction that should not have been there. Getting lesser number of seats than expected and I would not call it losing the elections, has upset us more than it should have. I hope things will improve and the party would retain its old glory.”

He said that he had come into the party fold as an idealist. “The picture we perceived was that of a party that is serious, nationalist in approach and where there is no corruption. I do feel sad as things have changed. But then the society and the world are changing. I feel I was living in an ideal world.”

Having spent about two month in hibernation after being replaced as the Chief Minister despite his having the support of his party legislators and despite his having led the party to every electoral victory apart from the Lok Sabha polls where the party fared badly across the states, Khanduri is now raring to go back amongst the people.

“I have been spending my time thinking about the state - how things were dreamt to be, how they are and where they are going. I have been reading books that include religious texts, the thoughts of Narayanmurti of Infosys etc. It’s the ongoing rains that are stopping me from travelling and meeting people of my state,” he disclosed.

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