Dehradun: Tirath Singh Rawat has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Tirath Singh was announced as the Chief Minister at a meeting of the Assembly today.
On March 9, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the post of Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal from Uttarakhand and Dhan Singh Rawat, a state cabinet member. The resignation came amid growing opposition from within the BJP. Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat was initially considered for the Chief Minister’s post. This decision was later changed.