The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to announce the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand after a meeting of newly elected members of legislative assembly MLA in Dehradun on Monday. The MLAs took oath of office at 11 am today.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and minister of state for external affairs Meenakshi Lekhi will be present in the meeting of MLAs that will finalize the next chief minister of the hilly state. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand’s newly-elected MLAs swearing-in as members of the Legislative Assembly is currently in process.
Union home minister Amit Shah had held a meeting with Dhami on Sunday. Senior leaders, including party Chief JP Nadda, were present in the meeting held in Delhi to discuss government formation in the state.
Among the top names that are more “fit” for the post include Dhami, Uttarakhand general secretary Suresh Bhatt, MP Anil Baluni, legislators Dhan Singh Rawat, Satpal Maharaj and Ritu Khanduri, and MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
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The saffron party won 20 seats in the 40-member House and secured the support of two MLAs of MGP and three Independents. This will be the third straight term of BJP in Goa.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Ministry of External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi has arrived for the Legislature Party meeting to be held in Dehradun where the CM’s name will be declared. Swearing-in ceremony will take place after the meeting,” Chauhan was quoted as said by ANI.
Indicating that everything is fine, BJP spokesperson shadab Shams said, “Only the announcement of the name remains. We have conducted a great campaign under the leadership of our former Chief Minister, the young leader Pushkar Singh Dhami and won a great victory. I think he who led the campaign, his efforts will not be wasted. He will surely get something as his reward”.
The BJP retained power in Uttarakhand, winning 47 of the 70 seats in the state assembly. While the party is yet to confirm if it will continue with current chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami despite his defeat from Khatima, other probable names for the top job doing the rounds are BJP national spokesperson Anil Baluni, state education minister Dhan Singh Rawat, state BJP president Madan Kaushik, former Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, MLA Ritu Khanduri and Nainital MP Ajay Bhatt.
The BJP won elections in four out of five states that went to polls recently. The BJP won 47 seats in the 70-member assembly, paving the way for a second consecutive term in Uttarakhand. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, however, lost the election from the Khatima constituency.
Published by : Aditya Andharia
Edited By : Kritika Kashyap
