The tenure of Nishank as Chief Minister was riddled with a series of scams. The ghosts of the scams are still haunting the BJP, making the saffron party uncomfortable.

Illegal mining: Nishank’s government was accused of turning a blind eye to rampant illegal river bed sand mining and unscrupulous quarrying mafia in the state, particularly in Haridwar district. Not to forget Swami Nigamananda Saraswati, the 34-year old monk, who fasted to death to save the Ganges from illegal mining.

Land scam: The former chief minister came under scanner for allegedly changing the land use of 15-acre industrial plot worth Rs.400 crore. The land was reportedly handed over to a real estate developer, close to the ruling BJP for a paltry Rs.13 crore.

Power scam: Irregularities were allegedly carried out in the bidding process of hydroelectric power projects, causing huge loss to the state exchequer.

Other scams: In addition, there are alleged irregularities in Chief Minister discretionary fund, government appointment and financial bungling in organizing Mahakumbh mela.