BJP MLA Ritu Khanduri, the daughter of former chief minister B C Khanduri, was elected unopposed as the first woman speaker of the Uttarakhand Assembly on Saturday. The announcement about her election was made by pro-tem speaker Banshidhar Bhagat. Her election to the post was a foregone conclusion as the main opposition Congress chose to … Read more
In a big jolt for the BJP ahead of the next year’s assembly polls, Uttarakhand Transport Minister Yashpal Arya quit the saffron party on Monday and joined the Congress along with his MLA son Sanjeev. Yashpal Arya and his son, along with their supporters, joined the Congress in the presence of senior party leaders Harish … Read more
Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat has little time to evolve a plan to deal with administrative and political challenges, with polls less than a year away. His immediate task will be to find a balance while expanding his ministry, accommodating aspirations of MLAs from the hills and plains as well as BJP old-timers and … Read more