Uttarakhand Crisis : Tirath Singh Rawat Resigns As C.M.

Uttarakhand Crisis LIVE Updates: Amid buzz about him losing his post barely six months after being sworn in, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat tendered his resignation today, sources told press, The BJP is planning to elect a new legislature head tomorrow, they added. Rawat has sent his resignation to BJP national president JP Nadda, sources



said.

The names of Satpal Rawat and Dhan Singh Rawat in race for new CM, top sources in the party said.

Uttarakhand is abuzz with speculation that the BJP could pick a new leader as CM, given the possibility that the Election Commission may not hold a bypoll enabling Rawat’s election to the state assembly.