Tirath Singh Rawat | The surprise successor
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A low-profile leader with RSS roots has been picked to lead Uttarakhand govt.
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A low-profile leader with RSS roots has been picked to lead Uttarakhand govt.
For Tirath Singh Rawat, the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, his election to the top job by the BJP Legislature Party in the hill State was a bittersweet moment. Four years ago, he was on the other side of the aisle. In 2017, when candidates were being selected for the Assembly polls in the State, Mr. Rawat found himself out in the cold, despite being a senior leader and a former State unit chief between 2013 and 2016.
Who is Tirath Singh Rawat, the new Uttarakhand CM
After the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Tirath Singh Rawat, the Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal constituency, as the state s new Chief Minister.
BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to be next Uttarakhand CM
After the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Tirath Singh Rawat, the Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal constituency, as the state s new Chief Minister.
Unknown facts about Tirath Singh Rawat:
Rawat comes from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) background. Despite playing an important role in the Sangh and the BJP s organisational structure for a long time, he is a leader who believes in keeping a low profile, staying away from the limelight.
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Highlights
He was a member of RSS from 1979 to 2002
He played a key role in formation of Uttarakhand
New Delhi: Trivendra Singh Rawat, the eighth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, resigned from the top post on Tuesday (March 9). He remained in office for about four years starting from March 2017.
Rawat, who was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member from 1979 to 2002, had played a key role in the formation of the state of Uttarakhand.
Born on December 20, 1960, in the village of Khairasain in Pauri Garhwal district, Rawat was the youngest child in the family. His father Pratap Singh Rawat served in Garhwal Rifles. He studied in a school built of mud and thatch in his native village.
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