Saturday, 03 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Two-time MLA from Khatima, Pushkar Singh Dhami to be the next chief minister of Uttarakhand. Tirath Singh Rawat had submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya late on Friday. Dhami will take his oath as 13th chief minister of the state.
Facing the September 10 deadline for getting elected to Uttarakhand Assembly, the State Chief Minister was up against an “uncertain future” with the Central BJP leadership not keen on a bypoll with a new State Assembly polls only seven months away. Rawat needed to get elected to the Assembly in six-month time but the Covid-19 sealed his fate.
