Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal, Tirath Singh Rawat was elected the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand by the BJP legislative party in Dehradun on March 10 after the resignation of Trivendra Singh Rawat on March 9. He will be sworn in on Wednesday evening in Dehradun.
The meeting of the BJP Legislative Party was held under the supervision of central observers — former Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and Lok Sabha MP Dushyant Gautam.
Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat, 57, was the Uttarakhand BJP chief in 2013-2015 and was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council before the creation of Uttarakhand during 1997-2002. He has been MLA in Uttarakhand in 2012-2017, and previously held the post of Education Minister in the State in 2000-2002.
A long-time member of the BJP, Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat was the dark horse in the race for Chief Ministership where the only thing clear was that the choice would devolve on a person from the Rajput community.
A low profile person, Mr. Tirath Singh Rawat…