Uttarakhand New CM LIVE UPDATES: BJP to pick new Chief Minister; Ajay Bhatt says “I’m not part of any race”

New Delhi: BJP legislature party meeting began in Dehradun at 10 am today to decide new Uttarakhand CM.

This comes a day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned after days of speculation about a leadership change in the state.

Dhan Singh Rawat, who is a minister of state in the Uttarakhand government is being considered as the frontrunner for the chief ministerial post.

He is considered to be close to the RSS. BJP MPs Anil Baluni, Ajay Bhatt and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank are the other contenders for the position.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ also participated in Uttarakhand BJP legislative party meeting in Dehradun.

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I have done all the job assigned to me to benefit the people of the state and my party. I’m not part of any race: BJP MP Ajay Bhatt on being asked if he is in the race for Uttarakhand CM post.

Uttarakhand: BJP leaders arrive at the party office in Dehradun for party’s legislature meeting

“We are looking for someone who can be made the chief minister, says MLA Suresh Rathore pic.twitter.com/jhYAICuSEk

— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2021

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Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns as Uttarakhand CM:

There is a strong buzz that first-time MLA Dhan Singh Rawat could be picked as a replacement for Trivendra Rawat.@tsrawatbjp #Uttarakhand @BJP4UK

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The BJP swept the elections in 2017, winning 57 seats in the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly. Congress, on the other hand, won just 11 seats

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