NEW DELHI: BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat will be the new chief minister of Uttarakhand. He replaces Travendra Singh Rawat, who stepped down from the CM’s post on Tuesday after completing nearly 4 years in office.
A year ahead of assembly elections in the state, Travendra Singh was asked by the BJP to step down after a section of party MLAs objected to his style of functioning.
The name of Tirath Singh Rawat, who represents Pauri Garhwal in Lok Sabha, was announced after a meeting of the BJP legislative body held in the mornning.
Tirath Rawat, who was the BJP chief of Uttarakhand from 2013 to 2015, will take oath as chief minister at 4pm today.
He was also the first education minister of the state, after it was carved out from Uttar Pradesh.
Tirath has also served as BJP MLA in the state.