Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns; BJP legislative party to meet tomorrow in Dehradun to elect new leader

Dehradun, March 09

Chief Minister Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat today submitted his resignation to Governor Smt. Baby Rani Maurya.

Governor accepted his resignation and asked him to remain the acting Chief Minister till the appointment of a new Chief Minister in the State. 

AIR Correspondent reports that a meeting of BJP legislative party will be held tomorrow in Dehradun to elect a new leader of  legislative party in the presence of Central observers.

According to sources, Union Minister and former Chief Minister of the state  Dr. Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, Rajya Sabha member Anil Baluni and Minister of State, independent charge Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat are in the race for the new Chief Minister.