Day After Trivendra Rawat's Resignation, Tirath Singh Rawat Sworn In As New Uttarakhand CM Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Raw...

Day After Trivendra Rawat's Resignation, Tirath Singh Rawat Sworn In As New Uttarakhand CM

Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat has been sworn in as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand after the BJP legislature party chose him as the leader on Wednesday. His name was announced by outgoing chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat after the legislature party meeting, which lasted for around 30 minutes.

Tirath Singh Rawat will be sworn-in as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand in the evening, official sources said. They said preparations have begun at the Raj Bhawan here for the swearing-in ceremony.

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Day After Trivendra Rawat's Resignation, Tirath Singh Rawat Sworn In As New Uttarakhand CM

Tirath Singh Rawat at the oath-taking ceremony

Tirath Singh Rawat at the oath-taking ceremony

His name was announced by outgoing chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat after the legislature party meeting, which lasted for around 30 minutes.

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Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat has been sworn in as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand after the BJP legislature party chose him as the leader on Wednesday. His name was announced by outgoing chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat after the legislature party meeting, which lasted for around 30 minutes.

Tirath Singh Rawat will be sworn-in as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand in the evening, official sources said. They said preparations have begun at the Raj Bhawan here for the swearing-in ceremony.

Earlier, accompanied by party MLAs and MPs, Tirath Singh Rawat met Governor Baby Rani Maurya at the Raj Bhawan to stake his claim for forming the government. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 56 MLAs in the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly.

Tirath Singh Rawat was the state BJP president from 2013-15 and is currently the party’s national secretary. He was also an MLA from the Chaubattakhal constituency from 2012-17.