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Earlier on March 10, Chief Minister Rawat had been sworn in all alone. Barring the newly-appointed state BJP president Madan Kaushik, all other state ministers during former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat's term have been made ministers in the new government.
Uttarakhand to hold Vasantotsav 2021 on March 13, 14 ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 18:03 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 11 (ANI): UttarakhandGovernor Baby Rani Maurya on Thursday informed that the Uttarakhand Raj Bhawan will hold Vasantotsav 2021, a floral exhibition, on March 13 and 14. Vasantotsav 2021 will be organised on March 13 and 14 at Raj Bhawan. In these two days, many competitions will be organized for flower growers. In this Vasantotsav, Holi will be played with flowers from Vrindavan, Maurya informed the media on Thursday.
The Governor said, The apple and litchi festival will also be organized in the month of August and September. This could encourage local fruit growers.
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat likely to expand cabinet today ANI | Updated: Mar 12, 2021 05:44 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 12 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat is expected to expand his cabinet on March 12, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bansidhar Bhagat said on Thursday.
Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn-in as the Uttarakhand chief minister on Wednesday. Governor Baby Rani Maurya administered the oath of office to him alone at a simple function held at the Raj Bhawan here.
Sources in the party informed that there are three Cabinet posts up for grabs and will be filled soon. Confirming this, Dushyant Gautam, in charge of Uttrakhand said that the Cabinet expansion will take place soon.
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Vibha Sharma
New Delhi, March 9
After days of speculation over the Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s future amid rumblings among state leaders over his “style of functioning”, Trivendra Singh Rawat today tendered his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya in Dehradun. This comes a day after Rawat met senior leaders in Delhi, including party president JP Nadda, and Rajya Sabha MP and BJP’s national media in charge Anil Baluni.
What forced him out
Observers’ report warns of difficulty for BJP to win Assembly poll with Rawat as face
Concern over discontent ‘spilling out in the open’ amid ongoing five-state elections