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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat
Amid reports that the BJP central leadership is mulling a change of guard in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday afternoon arrived in Delhi to meet the party bigwigs, news agency ANI reported. He (Rawat) will meet Central BJP leaders in Delhi, the Chief Minister s Office said.Â
According to reports, the party on Saturday dispatched two central leaders to Uttarakhand amid indications that a section of state party leaders are unhappy with Rawat. Party s national vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam have been meeting state party leaders to receive feedback over a variety of issues.
CM Rawat leaves for Delhi amid speculation of leadership change in Uttarakhand
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Last Updated: Mar 08, 2021, 02:03 PM IST
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BJP sources said the party high command summoned Rawat to the national capital for further discussions after a meeting of the state BJP s core committee presided over by central observers was held here on Saturday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat left for Delhi on Monday amid growing speculation about a leadership change in the state. An official at the chief minister s office here confirmed his departure but said the visit was of a routine nature .
BJP sources said the party high command summoned Rawat to the national capital for further discussions after a meeting of the state BJP s core committee presided over by central observers was held here on Saturday.
The BJP high command on Monday called Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to New Delhi in the face of the serious discontent within a section of the state party MLAs and MPs who are bitterly opposed to his style of functioning, top .
Gautam had also spoken on similar lines on Sunday. A section of state leaders are reportedly miffed with Rawat s leadership and are of the view that the party s electoral prospects under him may not be very bright. The party may also go for a cabinet reshuffle in the state, sources said.
BJP summons Uttarakhand CM Rawat to Delhi
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Serious concern over his style of functioning; MLAs to meet in Dehradun today
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Serious concern over his style of functioning; MLAs to meet in Dehradun today
The crisis over the continuation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister T.S. Rawat seems to be coming to a head in the BJP, with party president J.P. Nadda summoning Mr. Rawat to Delhi after central observers Raman Singh and Dushyant Gautam underlined serious concerns over the Chief Minister’s style of functioning. Mr Rawat, on his return to Dehradun on Tuesday has called party MLAs for a consultation at his residence.