Uttarakhand has seen political instability since 2000 when the hill state was carved out of Uttar Pradesh. On March 9, Trivendra Singh Rawat became the sixth chief miniter from the BJP to have resigned. So far Uttarakhand has seen only one CM, ND Tiwari of Congress completing a full term.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Triverdra Singh Rawat is expected to tender resignation on Tuesday, as per sources. On Monday, Rawat had met BJP chief JP Nadda.
UPDATED: March 9, 2021 17:37 IST
On March 4, CM Trivendra Singh Rawat presented a Rs 57,400.32 crore budget in the state assembly.
Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, nearly four years after he took the oath. With his resignation, Trivendra Singh Rawat became yet another Uttarakhand chief minister who was unable to complete his full five-year tenure.
In the 20 years since Uttarakhand s formation, Congress stalwart Narayan Datt Tiwari has been the only chief minister
Trivendra Singh Rawat was going to complete four years in office on March 17.
Since 2000, when the state was formed, Uttarakhand has seen eight chief ministers: Nityanand Swami, BS Koshyari, ND Tiwari, Maj Gen (retd) BC Khanduri, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Vijay Bahuguna, Harish Rawat and Trivendra Singh Rawat.