The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced that Tirath Singh Rawat will become the next chief minister of Uttarakhand, a day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the post, NDTV reported. His oath taking ceremony will take place at 4 pm.
Tirath Singh Rawat was the chief of the saffron party in Uttarakhand in 2013-’15. He has also been an MLA from the state in the past. The party chose him over other senior leaders, including Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Uttarakhand minister Dhan Singh Rawat.
The decision to appoint him chief minister in place of Trivendra Singh Rawat was taken at a meeting of BJP leaders in Dehradun, according to News18.
BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to become new chief minister of Uttarakhand: Trivendra Singh Rawat who resigned from the post yesterday
Tirath Singh Rawat will take oath as the chief minister at 4 pm today. pic.twitter.com/ihhLdjkGRG
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2021
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