Less than four months since he took oath as the chief minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat resigned on Friday night, stating that he doesn’t want to create a “constitutional crisis” as he cannot get elected to the state assembly. BJP has called a legislature party meeting on Saturday at 3 pm to elect the … Read more
The wife of newly sworn-in Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday said she was hurt when he was denied a party ticket by the BJP from Chaubattakhal assembly constituency in the 2017 assembly polls. Rawat’s wife Rashmi, who is a professor, vouches for his simplicity and down-to-earth nature. Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Mar 10, 2021) DEHRADUN: Trivendra Singh Rawat‘s resignation as Uttarakhand chief minister has once again strengthened the belief in political circles that any CM who moves into the official residence located on Cantt Road in Dehradun is unable to complete his term. The building has for long carried a … Read more