Uttarakhand Assembly

Uttarakhand Govt Crisis: Rawat resigns as CM amid reports of discontent in state BJP; all eyes on today's 10 am meet

Rawat, who was slated to complete four years in office on 17 March, submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya at Raj Bhawan

Uttarakhand govt crisis: From Dhan Singh Rawat to Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, look at frontrunners for CM post

Ajay Bhatt and Anil Baluni, two senior leaders from the state who are members of Parliament, are being seen as two other strong candidates for the top post. Here are short profiles of all chief ministerial probables.

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

Trivendra Singh Rawat leaves for Delhi amid speculations of leadership change in Uttarakhand

The party high command summoned Rawat to Delhi for “further discussions” after a meeting of the state BJP's core committee presided over by central observers

Uttarakhand passes bill barring people with over two children from panchayat polls, sets Class 10 as minimum qualification

The Uttarakhand Assembly Wednesday unanimously passed a bill barring people with more than two children from contesting panchayat polls and also making minimum educational qualifications mandatory for rural election candidates

CBI asks Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat to appear for preliminary enquiry to probe sting operations

CBI has asked Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to appear before it on 26 December in connection with a probe into the purported sting operation involving him.

Rawat thanks SC for reinstating govt, says courts upheld the supremacy of Constitution

Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat said by reinstating a democratically elected government in the state they have upheld the supremacy of the Constitution.

After Uttarakhand, will Rahul recall ‘murder of democracy’ by his own party?

The recent failed attempt in Uttarakhand to use Article 356 for partisan gains was a clear case to highlight the ‘murder of democracy’. But then, Rahul should have remembered that Modi was not the only culprit in this abuse of the provision of Article 356 in the Constitution

Uttarakhand fiasco fallout: Opposition targets PM Modi, demands apology

With Harish Rawat set to be reinstated as Uttarakhand CM, the Opposition on Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to Parliament.

Uttarakhand crisis: Timely reminder to Centre against playing with democracy

The Uttarakhand Assembly is taking a floor test of Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s government as you read this. It is an unprecedented vote in that it is being directly supervised by the Supreme Court of India