Trivendra Singh Rawat Resigns As Uttarakhand CM; Says Collective Decision Taken By The BJP Leadership In Delhi

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned on March 9. This comes as the state’s ruling BJP opted for course-correction a year before polls, amid growing resentment in the ranks. His exit was certain after his trip on March 8 to Delhi. On March 8, before meeting with Rawat, BJP chief JP Nadda held talks with Home Minister Amit Shah & senior BJP leader BL Santosh on the situation in the hill state. Rawat, 60, handed in his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya just days short of completing four years in power, becoming the latest in Uttarakhand's legacy of CMs exiting before term. A first-timer, he was chosen by PM Narendra Modi after the BJP swept the Uttarakhand election in 2017, winning 57 seats in the 69-member assembly; Congress won just 11 seats. On what could be the reason behind the party deciding to replace him, Rawat said, \"You will have to go to Delhi to find that out.” A state minister, Dhan Singh Rawat, is widely tipped to take over as Chief Minister.