Tirath Singh Rawat took oath as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand today. Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath | Photo Credit: ANI
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Tirath Singh Rawat took oath at 4 pm today I am confident under his leadership the state will continue to scale new heights of progress: PM Modi
Top contenders for the CM s post were Dhan Singh Rawat, Ajay Bhatt, Satpal Maharaj
Dehradun: Tirath Singh Rawat took oath as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the new CM saying he brings with him vast administrative and organisational experience. Congratulations to Shri @TIRATHSRAWATon taking oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He brings with him vast administrative and organisational experience. I am confident under his leadership the state will continue to scale new heights of progress, the PM said in a tweet.
Tirath Singh Rawat is new Uttarakhand CM
March 11, 2021
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Rawat caters to the same upper caste constituency as his predecessor; the change typical of the State where no CM except ND Tiwari has ever completed his tenure The BJP has picked yet another low-profile, grassroots worker, Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat, to replace his predecessor Trivendra Singh Rawat as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The newly-elected CM who shares his community and political profile and even the initials of his name with his predecessor will take his oath of office by evening.
The decision to project yet another Thakur in the run-up to the next Assembly polls, due next year in Uttarakhand, is hardly surprising considering that Uttarakhand has the highest population of upper caste voters in the country with the Thakurs constituting approximately 30-35 per cent of the vote and Brahmins around 20-21 per cent. The State’s OBC population is less than 5 per cent although it has a substantial, about
Vibha SharmaTribune News ServiceNew Delhi, March 10
Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Rawat is the MP from Pauri Garhwal.
Rawat had resigned as c
Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 10
Tirath Singh Rawat will be the new Uttarakhand CM.
Rawat is the Pauri Garhwal MP.
Trivendra Singh Rawat had resigned as chief minister on Tue
Uttarakhand news live: Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as chief minister of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand news live: Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as chief minister of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand news live: Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as chief minister of Uttarakhand
Tirath Singh Rawat took oath as chief minister of Uttarakhand. Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned as the Uttarakhand chief minister on Tuesday amid calls for a change in leadership. Stay here for real-time updates
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 10, 2021, 16:58:04 IST
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16:58 (IST) Mar 10
Trivendra was asked by the BJP to step down after a section of party MLAs objected to his style of functioning.