This Article is From Mar 10, 2021

BJP Meets To Pick New Uttarakhand Chief Minister Day After TS Rawat Exits

New Uttarakhand Chief Minister: The meeting will start at 10 am at the party office on Balbir Road.

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A meeting of Uttarakhand BJP's legislature party is being held at the state party headquarters here to decide the successor of Trivendra Singh Rawat who resigned as Chief Minister on Tuesday.

The meeting began this morning at the party office on Balbir Road.

Central observer Raman Singh and state party incharge Dushyant Gautam are present to oversee the appointment of the new Chief Minister.

About half a dozen names have been doing the rounds as probables for the chief minister's post including Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal ''Nishank'', Nainital MP Ajay Bhatt, state Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj, Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni and state minister of Higher education Dhan Singh Rawat.

Six out of a total of seven MPs (five Lok Sabha and two Rajya Sabha) except Baluni have already arrived in the city.

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Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned on Tuesday after days of speculation about a leadership change in the state.

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