Dhami takes oath as some BJP leaders sulking in Uttarakhand
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Published : Jul 5, 2021, 6:57 am IST
Updated : Jul 5, 2021, 6:57 am IST
Mr Dhami is the youngest CM of the hill state and represents Khatima Assembly constituency in Udham Singh Nagar district
Uttarakhand new Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (L) gestures to BJP MLA Satpal Maharaj (R) after taking oath during a swearing-in ceremony in Dehradun, Sunday, July 4, 2021. (PTI)
New Delhi/Dehradun: A “third generation” BJP leader, Pushkar Singh Dhami, took the oath as Uttarakhand’s 11th chief minister – the third in the last four months -- on Sunday, the day the BJP central leadership intervened to exhort some senior state leaders to “accept” the “unanimous decision” taken by the legislature party of choosing Mr Dhami as its leader.