Uttarakhand Chief Minister Quits

Accusing the BJP and also supporters of a Congress leader of trying to tarnish his image, former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has said he would quit politics if proven that he ever made a statement on establishing a Muslim university

Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar, who quit the BJP and announced he would contest the upcoming assembly election as an independent, has filed nomination paper from the seat today.

Less than four months after taking charge, Tirath Singh Rawat yesterday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister following a constitutional crisis in the state with his inability to get elected as a member of the state Assembly amid the Covid crisis.

Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday said Tirath Singh Rawat's resignation as Uttarakhand Chief Minister due to constitutional compulsion and byelections cannot be held in the state due to COVID is the biggest lie.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed in his resignation to the Governor on Friday, barely four months after he took charge and just ahead of polls next year in the state.

A meeting of Uttarakhand BJP's legislature party will begin in a few hours from now at the state party headquarters here to decide the successor of Trivendra Singh Rawat who resigned as chief minister on Tuesday.

From an obscure RSS "pracharak" to the chief minister of Uttarakhand -- it has been quite a journey for Trivendra Singh Rawat who had to quit the top office on Tuesday ahead of next year's state assembly polls, following a "collective decision" by the party.

Uttarakhand Election Results 2017: With a comfortable lead in over 50 seats, the BJP is set to regain power in the state. The Congress has been decimated and Chief Minister Harish Rawat has lost from both Hardwar Rural and Kiccha seats.

In the season of rebellion in the Congress ranks in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat faced a peculiar situation as he filed nomination from the Kichcha Assembly constituency in Kumaon on Wednesday. A senior Congress leader, Shilpi Arora, resigned from the party with a tweet explaining why she was quitting and launching a ferocious attack on...

Congress MLA from Dharchula Harish Dhami today vacated his seat to pave the way for Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to contest from the constituency.

The BJP is having a politically expedient Friday. It confirmed this morning that it has acquired Satpal Maharaj, a powerful leader from Uttarakhand who spent more than 20 years with the Congress. It's also expected to welcome soon NK Singh, who was a member of the Janata Dal United and a close confidante of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

After the Congress ignored his threat and decided to go-ahead with today's swearing-in ceremony in Uttarakhand, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat quit the party. Mr Rawat had reportedly threatened to quit Congress unless he is made the Uttarakhand Chief Minister. However, the Congress high command has de...

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari on Wednesday quit as Rajya Sabha member .

Accusing the BJP and also supporters of a Congress leader of trying to tarnish his image, former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has said he would quit politics if proven that he ever made a statement on establishing a Muslim university

Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar, who quit the BJP and announced he would contest the upcoming assembly election as an independent, has filed nomination paper from the seat today.

Less than four months after taking charge, Tirath Singh Rawat yesterday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister following a constitutional crisis in the state with his inability to get elected as a member of the state Assembly amid the Covid crisis.

Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday said Tirath Singh Rawat's resignation as Uttarakhand Chief Minister due to constitutional compulsion and byelections cannot be held in the state due to COVID is the biggest lie.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed in his resignation to the Governor on Friday, barely four months after he took charge and just ahead of polls next year in the state.

A meeting of Uttarakhand BJP's legislature party will begin in a few hours from now at the state party headquarters here to decide the successor of Trivendra Singh Rawat who resigned as chief minister on Tuesday.

From an obscure RSS "pracharak" to the chief minister of Uttarakhand -- it has been quite a journey for Trivendra Singh Rawat who had to quit the top office on Tuesday ahead of next year's state assembly polls, following a "collective decision" by the party.

Uttarakhand Election Results 2017: With a comfortable lead in over 50 seats, the BJP is set to regain power in the state. The Congress has been decimated and Chief Minister Harish Rawat has lost from both Hardwar Rural and Kiccha seats.

In the season of rebellion in the Congress ranks in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat faced a peculiar situation as he filed nomination from the Kichcha Assembly constituency in Kumaon on Wednesday. A senior Congress leader, Shilpi Arora, resigned from the party with a tweet explaining why she was quitting and launching a ferocious attack on...

Congress MLA from Dharchula Harish Dhami today vacated his seat to pave the way for Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to contest from the constituency.

The BJP is having a politically expedient Friday. It confirmed this morning that it has acquired Satpal Maharaj, a powerful leader from Uttarakhand who spent more than 20 years with the Congress. It's also expected to welcome soon NK Singh, who was a member of the Janata Dal United and a close confidante of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

After the Congress ignored his threat and decided to go-ahead with today's swearing-in ceremony in Uttarakhand, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat quit the party. Mr Rawat had reportedly threatened to quit Congress unless he is made the Uttarakhand Chief Minister. However, the Congress high command has de...

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari on Wednesday quit as Rajya Sabha member .