On Sunday morning, CM went on a two day tour to Gairsain, where he was scheduled to attend an important event on the occasion of International Women’s Day. He, however, returned to Dehradun in the evening hours of Saturday and left for Delhi along with MLA Munna Singh Chauhan and Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal Gama on Sunday morning.
“Who said CM is changing. Who said there is an all MLA meet? I haven’t received any intimation for MLAs meeting at all,” said Dushyant Kumar Gautam, BJP’s state in-charge and RS MP from Haryana.
The abrupt end to the budget session at Gairsain along with BJP MLAs being rushed to Dehradun to attend party core committee meeting – presided over by BJP vice president and former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh - at Bijapur gave birth to speculations of a possible change in guard in the state. Soon after the meeting, CM’s official programme was released and it mentioned that we would be at Gairsain on Sunday and Monday. However, in wake of developme
BJP national vice president Raman Singh is also likely to reach Dehradun today.
Sources said that state minister Dhan Singh Rawat, who has been flown down from Srinagar, is the frontrunner for the top post.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat submitted his resignation to governor Baby Rani Maurya
Tourism minister Satpal Maharaj, Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni, Lok Sabha member Ajay Bhatt, RSS member Suresh Bhatt and former chief ministers Ramesh Pohriyal Nishak and Bhagat Singh Koshyari too are being regarded as likely CM picks.
On Saturday evening, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh, who was sent as an observer, presided over a core committee meeting where he took feedback from party legislators and left for Delhi.