<p>In the run up to the January 30 assembly polls in Uttarakhand, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress have had their share of post-ticket distribution revolts but the saffron party seems to have suffered more. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to sources, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are facing rebel candidates in about two dozen constituencies.<br /><br />While Congress has not denied any ticket to its sitting MLA to avoid any rebellion, the ruling BJP has created a political storm by axing nearly 12 of the total 36 sitting MLAs from the poll race in the face of anti-incumbency. <br /><br />Congress is facing not-so-severe rebellion in the party where leaders like former Animal Husbandry Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani are grumbling after being denied tickets. <br /><br />However, former chief minister N D Tiwari, who was initially upset after being ignored by the party high command, managed to get two tickets for his nephew Manish Tiwari and OSD Aryender Sharma. <br /><br />Unlike Congress, most of the BJP MLAs are now gearing up to upset the party's applecart at the hustings.<br /></p>
<p>In the run up to the January 30 assembly polls in Uttarakhand, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress have had their share of post-ticket distribution revolts but the saffron party seems to have suffered more. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to sources, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are facing rebel candidates in about two dozen constituencies.<br /><br />While Congress has not denied any ticket to its sitting MLA to avoid any rebellion, the ruling BJP has created a political storm by axing nearly 12 of the total 36 sitting MLAs from the poll race in the face of anti-incumbency. <br /><br />Congress is facing not-so-severe rebellion in the party where leaders like former Animal Husbandry Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani are grumbling after being denied tickets. <br /><br />However, former chief minister N D Tiwari, who was initially upset after being ignored by the party high command, managed to get two tickets for his nephew Manish Tiwari and OSD Aryender Sharma. <br /><br />Unlike Congress, most of the BJP MLAs are now gearing up to upset the party's applecart at the hustings.<br /></p>