With Trivendra Rawat ouster, BJP sends a clear message to its Chief Ministers
The BJP leadership is keeping a close watch on the six states heading for Assembly elections next year, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah holding regular meetings.
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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat (C addresses a press conference after tendering his resignation formally to Governor Baby Rani Maurya in Dehradun Tuesday March 9 2021. (Photo | PTI)
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NEW DELHI: By scripting the ouster of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the BJP appears to have sent out a signal that organisational feedback on performance will carry maximum importance.
Updated:
March 10, 2021 19:19 IST
Two major decisions of the Rawat government and a corruption case rang the death knell for his government.
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BJP leader Tirath Singh Rawat (left) interacts with outgoing CM Trivendra Singh Rawat after he was elected as new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, in Dehradun on March 10, 2021.
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Two major decisions of the Rawat government and a corruption case rang the death knell for his government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are known to back the chief ministers appointed by them staunchly even in the face of resentment by respective Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State units, pressure from the public opinion, and even from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The case of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who was asked to quit by party chief J.P. Nadda on Tuesday, therefore bears a close examination.
Who is Tirath Singh Rawat, the new Uttarakhand CM
After the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Tirath Singh Rawat, the Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal constituency, as the state s new Chief Minister.
BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to be next Uttarakhand CM
After the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Tirath Singh Rawat, the Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal constituency, as the state s new Chief Minister.
Unknown facts about Tirath Singh Rawat:
Rawat comes from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) background. Despite playing an important role in the Sangh and the BJP s organisational structure for a long time, he is a leader who believes in keeping a low profile, staying away from the limelight.