Uttarakhand
Tirath Singh Rawat sworn-in as new Uttarakhand CM
Governor Baby Rani Maurya administered the oath of office to the new Chief Minister at the Raj Bhawan in Dehradun. Earlier in the day, the BJP Legislative Party took the call to appoint the new Chief Minister. The outgoing Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat made the announcement of his successor post the meeting.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat quits
After three days of political upheaval, speculation in the state ended as Rawat submitted his resignation to Maurya after he reached the Raj Bhawan just past 4 p.m. The BJP legislative party will meet Wednesday morning to select the new Chief Minister of the state, a senior party leader said.
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