Congress leader Harish Rawat reacted to the Uttarakhand government's decision to rename several places, including Aurangzebpur in Haridwar to Shivaji Nagar, stating, "We're neither in favour nor against it." "Changing names has become the BJP's agenda because they've nothing to show in terms of real work," he stated. Rawat added, "The last eight-and-a-half years have been a complete failure."