17:44 March 09
BJP legislature party to decide on next CM: Dushyant Gautam
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in-charge of Uttarakhand Dushyant Gautam said that the legislature party will meet on Wednesday at the party headquarters where the name of the new Chief Minister will be finalised.
On being asked about the future of Trivendra Singh Rawat, he said that the former CM might be given some responsibility in the central leadership.
17:04 March 09
Rawat thanks BJP for 4-year CM term
Addressing the media after resigning from the post of Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat thanked the Bharatiya Janata Party for giving him the opportunity to serve as CM for four years.
"The BJP gave me the golden opportunity to serve as CM for four years. I was born in a small village. Only BJP gives so much respect and opportunity to someone who belongs to a simple family from a small village," Rawat said.
"It was a unanimous decision that now I should pass on the baton to someone else. I want to thanks the people of the state for giving me the chance to serve," he added.
15:05 March 09
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat submitted his resignation to the Governor on Tuesday afternoon.
Several ministers and MLAs had expressed apprehensions over the working style of Rawat.
Amid discontent within a section of the party MLAs and MPs, Rawat flew to New Delhi on Monday after being summoned by the party’s top leadership.
There is a strong buzz that first-time MLA Dhan Singh Rawat could be picked as a replacement for Rawat.
Ajay Bhatt and Anil Baluni, two senior leaders from the state who are members of Parliament, are also being seen as two other strong probables for the top post.
Also Read: BJP leadership summons Uttarakhand CM
As per sources, the party may also bring in a deputy chief minister, who will be from the Kumaon region.
Pushkar Singh Dhami is likely to be the deputy chief minister, they added.
Born in Khatima of Pithoragarh, a very interior district of Uttarakhand, the Kushima MLA Pushkar Singh Dhami is being discussed as the first deputy CM of the state.
Due to the efforts of Dhami, the then state government succeeded in getting 70 per cent reservation for the local youths in the industries of the state.
The central BJP leadership had recently sent two observers, party vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam, to Uttarakhand to get feedback from the party's core group in the state amid reports of discontent against the Chief Minister.
Two central leaders, BJP vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Singh Gautam, are learned to have submitted their report to party president JP Nadda on their return from the state where they had gone to speak to state BJP core group members.
Also Read: Uttarakhand BJP MLA denies rumours of 'unhappiness' over CM
It may be mentioned here that Rawat was named the Chief Ministerial candidate by the BJP after it stormed to power in 2017, winning 57 of 70 seats in the state assembly. The state will go to polls early next year and the incumbent government's four years will complete on March 18.
(With inputs from agencies)
17:44 March 09
BJP legislature party to decide on next CM: Dushyant Gautam
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in-charge of Uttarakhand Dushyant Gautam said that the legislature party will meet on Wednesday at the party headquarters where the name of the new Chief Minister will be finalised.
On being asked about the future of Trivendra Singh Rawat, he said that the former CM might be given some responsibility in the central leadership.
17:04 March 09
Rawat thanks BJP for 4-year CM term
Addressing the media after resigning from the post of Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat thanked the Bharatiya Janata Party for giving him the opportunity to serve as CM for four years.
"The BJP gave me the golden opportunity to serve as CM for four years. I was born in a small village. Only BJP gives so much respect and opportunity to someone who belongs to a simple family from a small village," Rawat said.
"It was a unanimous decision that now I should pass on the baton to someone else. I want to thanks the people of the state for giving me the chance to serve," he added.
15:05 March 09
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat submitted his resignation to the Governor on Tuesday afternoon.
Several ministers and MLAs had expressed apprehensions over the working style of Rawat.
Amid discontent within a section of the party MLAs and MPs, Rawat flew to New Delhi on Monday after being summoned by the party’s top leadership.
There is a strong buzz that first-time MLA Dhan Singh Rawat could be picked as a replacement for Rawat.
Ajay Bhatt and Anil Baluni, two senior leaders from the state who are members of Parliament, are also being seen as two other strong probables for the top post.
Also Read: BJP leadership summons Uttarakhand CM
As per sources, the party may also bring in a deputy chief minister, who will be from the Kumaon region.
Pushkar Singh Dhami is likely to be the deputy chief minister, they added.
Born in Khatima of Pithoragarh, a very interior district of Uttarakhand, the Kushima MLA Pushkar Singh Dhami is being discussed as the first deputy CM of the state.
Due to the efforts of Dhami, the then state government succeeded in getting 70 per cent reservation for the local youths in the industries of the state.
The central BJP leadership had recently sent two observers, party vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam, to Uttarakhand to get feedback from the party's core group in the state amid reports of discontent against the Chief Minister.
Two central leaders, BJP vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Singh Gautam, are learned to have submitted their report to party president JP Nadda on their return from the state where they had gone to speak to state BJP core group members.
Also Read: Uttarakhand BJP MLA denies rumours of 'unhappiness' over CM
It may be mentioned here that Rawat was named the Chief Ministerial candidate by the BJP after it stormed to power in 2017, winning 57 of 70 seats in the state assembly. The state will go to polls early next year and the incumbent government's four years will complete on March 18.
(With inputs from agencies)
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