In 20 years, Uttarakhand has had just 1 CM completing his term
In 20 years, Uttarakhand has had just 1 CM completing his term
Uttarakhand has seen eight chief ministers in 20 years of its existence as a separate state. Only one of them has completed five years term. Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned four years after taking oath as Uttarakhand CM.
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BJP leader Trivendra Singh Rawat took oath as the Uttarakhand chief minister in 2017.
Trivendra Singh Rawat became the eighth chief minister of Uttarakhand after the BJP won the 2017 assembly election with 57 MLAs in the 70-member house. Four years down the line, around half of those MLAs have rebelled against Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, and he on Tuesday got his term curtailed.
The Congress on Tuesday said the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was an eyewash to hide the government s failures , and urged the President to dismiss the BJP dispensation in the state. Congress party in-charge for Uttarakhand Devendra Yadav said at a press conference that the act shows the admission by the BJP of its government s failure in fulfilling the aspirations of people of the state. He said the BJP government should resign and go to the people to seek fresh elections. Yadav said this shows that nothing in the name of development has taken place in Uttarakhand under the BJP rule, except corruption .
With speculation doing rounds in Uttarakhand political circle about his replacement, Rawat was expected to meet the Governor after his scheduled address to the media in Dehradun.Utta
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat
Beleaguered Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who came back to Dehradun on Tuesday, is expected to make an important announcement this evening, sources close to the CM office said. Most probably CM is going to address a press conference where he may make an important announcement, a source said.
Earlier, Rawat met BJP President J.P. Nadda hours after a crucial meeting of Home Minister Amit Shah with the party chief at New Delhi on Sunday evening amid a serious discontent from a section of the state BJP MLAs and MPs, who are bitterly opposed to the Chief Minister s style of functioning.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat quits
By IANS |
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Tue, Mar 9 2021 16:51 IST |
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Trivendra Singh Rawat. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Dehradun, March 9 : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday resigned and handed his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya.
The move came after heavy speculation through out morning, with Rawat expected to address a press conference ahead of his meeting the Governor. However, the 60-year-old BJP leader first met Maurya and then proceeded to the media conference.
After three days of political upheavel, speculation in the state ended as Rawat submitted his resignation to Maurya after he reached the Raj Bhawan just past 4 p.m.