Dhan Singh Rawat frontrunner to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat as Uttarakhand Chief Minister

Senior BJP chief and minister Dhan Singh Rawat has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Rawat represents Srinagar Garhwal constituency within the Legislative Assembly.

Accoridng to studies, Pushkar Singh Dhami is probably going to be Deputy Chief Minister. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly from the Khatima seat in Udham Singh Nagar district.

The BJP’s central management had lately despatched two observers, social gathering vice chairman Raman Singh and common secretary Dushayant Kumar Gautam, to the state to get suggestions from MLAs and leaders amid studies of discontent towards Trivendra Rawat.

Earlier on Monday, Trivendra Singh Rawat met central BJP leaders in Delhi amid hypothesis that the social gathering is mulling political adjustments within the state. He will meet Governor Baby Rani Maurya shortly. 

Riding on pro-Modi sentiments, the BJP had received 57 seats within the 2017 elections to the 70-member state meeting. Rawat was named as its chief ministerial selection after the polls. Uttarakhand will go to polls early subsequent 12 months. 

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