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Uttarakhand Govt Crisis LATEST Updates: Rawat would have completed four years on 17 March. His resignation came just two days after BJP national vice-president Raman Singh held a meeting of the party’s state core committee in Dehradun as an ‘observer’ and spoke to members separately Uttarakhand minister Dhan Singh Rawat has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Triverdra Singh Rawat as chief minister. Sources told PTI that the party may also bring in a deputy chief minister, who will be from the Kumaon region. Pushkar Singh Dhami is likely to be deputy chief minister, the sources added. Accepting Trivendra Singh Rawat’s resignation, Governor Baby Rani Maurya has asked Rawat to be the caretaker chief minister till a new candidate is selected for the post Addressing the media after resigning from the post of Uttarakhand chief minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday thanked the BJP for giving him the opportunity to serve as CM for four years. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will meet Governor Baby Rani Maurya today amid reports that he has been asked to resign as part of the BJP’s course-correction ahead of polls next year. He met central BJP leaders in New Delhi on Monday amid speculation that the party is mulling political changes in the state. Two central leaders, BJP vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Singh Gautam, are learned to have submitted their report to party president JP Nadda on their return from the state where they had gone to speak to state BJP core group members. However, senior party leaders discounted the possibility of any leadership change in the state while acknowledging that a section of Uttarakhand leaders may have issues with the chief minister. Rawat met Nadda and had earlier in the day visited Uttarakhand MP Anil Baluni’s residence too. BJP MP Ajay Bhatt, a senior party leader from the state, told PTI that “all is well” in the state and added that the two central leaders had visited Uttarakhand regarding preparations for the three-day state BJP executive meeting from March 12 and the Rawat government’s fourth anniversary on March 18. Gautam had also spoken on similar lines on Sunday. The state BJP on Monday said there has been no formal announcement about any meeting of the legislature party in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. “As far as my knowledge goes, no formal announcement has been made yet about any state legislature party meeting here tomorrow,” state BJP Chief Spokesman Munna Singh Chauhan told PTI in Dehradun. However, when asked whether a major change was in the offing as the sudden turn of events on the political front in Uttarakhand indicated, Chauhan briefly said, “Let us see.” He said the chief minister would return to Dehradun at noon on Tuesday. 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. Rawat was named the chief ministerial candidate by the BJP after it stormed to power in 2017, winning 57 of 70 seats in the state assembly.
Uttarakhand Govt Crisis Updates: Trivendra Singh Rawat quits as CM merely 10 days before completion of 4 years' tenure
Uttarakhand Govt Crisis Updates: Rawat would have completed four years on 17 March. His resignation came just two days after BJP national vice-president Raman Singh held a meeting of the party’s state core committee in Dehradun as an ‘observer’ and spoke to members separately
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Rawat joins of ex-CMs who failed to complete 5-year term
As per MoneyControl, Rawat joins the league of former chief ministers of Uttarakhand who failed to complete their five-year term. The only Uttarakhand CM who could complete the five-year tenure was late ND Tiwari who assumed the top post in the hill state between 2002 and 2007.
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Rawant’s resignation comes after BJP national vice-president met with core committee in Dehradun
Trivendra Singh Rawat’s being asked to step down also came as a surprise for many as only on Sunday, following the meeting of the two central observers, including BJP national vice-president Raman Singh, with the emergency core committee members in Dehradun. Singh spoke to members separately and had also visited the RSS office to get feedback on the situation, as per The Indian Express.
As per The Wire.in, following that meeting, Raman Singh had ruled out a change in the leadership, saying, “Only some party issues were discussed. No change in state leadership was on the table.”
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Rawat quits just days before completing 4 years in power
Trivendra Singh Rawat, 60, who handed in his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya just days short of completing four years in power, becoming the latest in Uttarakhand’s legacy of Chief Ministers exiting before term. As per NDTV, a first-timer, he was chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BJP swept the Uttarakhand election in 2017, winning 57 seats in the 69-member assembly. The Congress won just 11 seats.
Rawar would have completed four years on 17 March.
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Who is Dhan Singh Rawat?
Senior BJP leader and Minister of State Dhan Singh Rawat has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Rawat represents the Srinagar Garhwal constituency in the Legislative Assembly.
As per NDTV, Dhan, who was in Garhwal, took a private chopper to state capital Dehradun this afternoon, intensifying speculation over him getting the post of the next chief minister.
A party secretary for the BJP in Uttarakhand, Dhan had lost the election to the state legislature in 2012 from the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal. According to his Twitter bio, he is also a State Minister (Independent Charge) with responsibility for higher education
InPics: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat submits his resignation today
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57 BJP MLAs stand with incumbent CM, says Munna Singh Chauhan
As reports of Rawat’s resignation are doing rounds, Uttarakhand BJP MLA Munna Singh Chauhan said that all 57 BJP MLAs are standing with the incumbent chief minister.
He said Rawat had consulted with the party leadership on many recent developments. “All 57 BJP MLAs stand with the chief minister,” Chauhan told ANI.
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New CM likely to be picked at BJP meet tomorrow say reports
Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday announced that BJP legislature party meeting is scheduled to be held at 10 am tomorrow at the party office, with several reports saying that a “new chief minister is likely to be picked tomorrow”.
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Minister Dhan Singh Rawat widely tipped to replace Rawar as CM, say reports
Uttarakhand minister Dhan Singh Rawat has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Triverdra Singh Rawat as chief minister. Sources told PTI that the party may also bring in a deputy chief minister, who will be from the Kumaon region. Pushkar Singh Dhami is likely to be deputy chief minister, the sources added.
The central BJP leadership recently sent two observers, party vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushayant Kumar Gautam, to the state to get feedback from party’’s core group in the state amid report of discontent against the chief minister
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‘Go to Delhi for that answer’: Rawat on reasons why he quit BJP
When asked to comment on his reason for his resignation, Rawat said that every decision in BJP is taken after consulting with the party leaders. When pressed further, Rawat told the reporters that they have to visit Delhi to get the answer, reports News18.
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BJP legislature party meeting to be held at 10 am tomorrow, says Rawat
Addressing a press conference, Rawat said, “I have submitted my resignation as the chief minister to the Governor today. BJP legislature party meeting is scheduled to be held at 10 am tomorrow at the party office.”
According to Indian Express, accepting his resignation, the Governor has asked Rawat to be the caretaker chief minister till a new candidate is selected for the post.
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Rawat thanks BJP for 4-year CM term
Addressing the media after resigning from the post of Uttarakhand chief minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday thanked the BJP for giving him the opportunity to serve as CM for four years.
“The BJP gave me the golden opportunity to serve as CM for four years. I was born in a small village. Only BJP gives so much respect and opportunity to someone who belongs to a simple family from a small village,” ex-CM Rawat said.
“It was a unanimous decision that now I should pass on the baton to someone else. I want to thanks the people of the state for giving me the chance to serve,” he said.
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Why was Rawat summoned to Delhi yesterday?
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was summoned to New Delhi on Monday after an unscheduled Uttarakhand BJP core committee meet on Saturday presided over by the party’s national vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh, which sparked rumours of a possible change of guard in the state.
NDTV quoted reports to say he was rated “below average” by BJP MLAs, who felt that his leadership would bring down the party in the 2022 Uttarakhand polls.
Another reason behind uneasiness among a section of leaders with Rawat’s leadership is the issue of Cabinet expansion. While the state can have 12 ministers, as per rules, the Rawat-led Cabinet has seven Cabinet and two junior ministers with independent charge. _ India Today_ report claimed the party may expand the Cabinet amid woes aired by some leaders.
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Rawat to address media shortly, says report
According to Indian Express, Rawat is expected to address media shortly.
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CM Rawat meets Governor Baby Rani Maurya, say reports
A day after meeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat tendered his resignation on Tuesday. As per reports, Rawat met Governor Baby Rani Maurya at around 4 pm today and submitted his resignation. He is expected to hold a press conference shortly.
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Trivendra Rawat submits resignation to Governor
According to reports, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya on Tuesday. This comes a day after Rawat met senior BJP leadership in Delhi on Monday amid complaints by a section of Uttarakhand BJP MLAs over his “style of governance.”
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