In Uttarakhand, no chief minister, barring ND Tiwari, has completed a full term.
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is likely to resign at a press conference on Tuesday. As per sources, he is scheduled to address a press conference today where he will officially announce his exit, said sources.
Following the press conference at his residence, Rawat will meet the governor at 4 pm to handover his resignation, said sources.
Rawat met BJP President JP Nadda hours after a crucial meeting of Union home minister Amit Shah with the party chief at New Delhi on Monday.
There have been reports of serious discontent from a section of the state BJP MLAs and MPs, who are bitterly opposed to the chief minister s style of functioning.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat addresses a press conference after tendering his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya, in Dehradun.
Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday resigned as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, ending days of speculations about a leadership change in the BJP-ruled hill state amid reports of discontent against him. Rawat submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya at the Raj Bhawan upon his arrival from Delhi after meeting the central BJP leadership. After submitting his resignation, Rawat said the Uttarakhand BJP Legislature Party will meet at the party s state headquarters at 10 am on Wednesday (March 10) to choose his successor.