Assembly Polls a Year Away, Uttarakhand CM T.S. Rawat Quits Amidst Turmoil Within BJP
The BJP leadership is understood to have asked him to step down after a number of party legislators from Uttarakhand expressed anger with his style of functioning.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat addresses a press conference after tendering his resignation formally to Governor Baby Rani Maurya, in Dehradun, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Photo: PTI
Politics09/Mar/2021
New Delhi: After days of suspense around his continuation in the post following an outburst of anger against him by other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and legislators in the state, Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from his post on Tuesday, March 9.
As Suspense Continues, BJP Mulls if Time Is Right to Pluck T.S. Rawat Out of Uttarakhand
As the CM faces anger from party MLAs, and MPs in the state, an irked RSS could also push BJP towards a decision to replace him.
T.S. Rawat in Gairsain. Photo: Twitter/@tsrawatbjp
Politics08/Mar/2021
New Delhi: The suspense surrounding the survival of Trivendra Singh Rawat as chief minister of Uttarakhand continued on Monday, March 8, as Bharatiya Janata Party leaders held discussions with him and several disgruntled party legislators and ministers in Delhi.
While some believe that his ouster is now a certainty, the biggest factor that may ultimately tilt the scales in Rawatâs favour is that the assembly elections in the state are now less than a year away.
Uttarakhand: CM Distributes Key Posts, Triggering Speculation of a Cabinet Expansion
A few months ago, signs of rebellion had started to show in the BJP against the chief minister.
Trivendra Singh Rawat. Photo: Facebook/Trivendra Singh Rawat
Politics28/Feb/2021
New Delhi: Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat distributed 17 key positions in different boards, councils and corporations, sparking speculation of an expansion of the cabinet in the coming days. This move, many think, is a build up before the state assembly elections scheduled in the early part of next year.
According to a report in the
Times of India, on February 26, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Anil Goyal was made the vice-chairperson of Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority and Kailash Pant was appointed at the chairperson of Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Advisory Committee. At least three berths in the state cabinet are lying vacant.