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Uttarakhand CM Rawat faces an uphill task a year ahead of Assembly polls

Rawat has crossed the big hurdle of expanding his cabinet. A couple of MLAs might be sulking for not getting a berth but there is no revolt

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat to expand Cabinet soon

Assembly polls in the state are scheduled to take place in 2022

Thousands of devotees take holy dip in Haridwar on Maha Shivratri

Thousands of devotees took holy dip at Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Thursday morning

From youth leader to Uttarakhand CM: Tracing T S Rawat's political journey

Most of the state BJP leaders agreed that Rawat, a first time MP from Pauri constituency, was a surprise choice for the top post

Tirath Singh Rawat sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Tirath Singh Rawat has big shoes to fill: His chief ministership creates more problems for BJP than it can solve

LIVE: Mamata says she was attacked in Nandigram, calls it a conspiracy

Mamata Banerjee rushed to SSKM Hospital in Kolkata after she suffers injury in Nandigram. Stay tuned for latest news live updates.

Was hurt when he was denied ticket from Chaubattakhal: U'khand CM's wife

The wife of newly sworn-in Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat said she was hurt when he was denied a party ticket by the BJP from Chaubattakhal assembly constituency in the 2017 assembly polls

Top headlines: Wipro's new CEO for Europe, BJP MP sworn in as U'khand CM

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Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as Uttarakhand chief minister

Earlier in the day, Tirath Singh had met Governor Baby Rani Maurya to stake a claim to form the govt in the state

Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat to be Uttarakhand's new chief minister

Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of Uttarakhand BJP legislature party, paving the way for his becoming the new chief minister of the hill state

I am not in race to become Uttarakhand CM, says BJP MP Ajay Bhatt

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uttarakhand MP, Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday clarified that he is not in the race to become the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand CM candidate may be finalised at BJP legislature meet today

A day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the chief ministerial post, a meeting of BJP legislature party will be held on Wednesday in which a new Chief Minister candidate is likely to be decided

Kumbh Mela 2021: Preparations on in Haridwar, 1st holy bath on Shivratri

Preparations are in full swing in Haridwar for the 'Kumbh Mela 2021', which is around the corner

From pracharak to CM, Trivendra Singh Rawat travelled a long way

From an obscure RSS 'pracharak' to the CM of Uttarakhand -- it has been quite a journey for Trivendra Singh Rawat who had to quit the top office on Tuesday ahead of next year's state assembly polls

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns, wants namesake at helm

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced it had convened a meeting of the legislature party on Wednesday morning to elect a new CM

BJP to pick Rawat's replacement; multiple names in consideration tomorrow

Names of at least half a dozen leaders are doing the rounds to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat, who resigned as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

Keen to avoid repeat of Jharkhand debacle, BJP goes for axing Rawat

The BJP's decision to remove Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat marks a break from its norm of ignoring any call from state satraps against its choice of chief ministers

U'khand CM Rawat's resignation an eyewash to hide govt's failures: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday said the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was an eyewash

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat submits resignation to governor

In 2017, Rawat was made Chief Minister after BJP won in Uttarakhand

BJP may replace Uttarakhand CM; Dhan Singh Rawat emerges as frontrunner

With the BJP mulling a change of leadership in Uttarakhand, state minister Dhan Singh Rawat has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Triverdra Singh Rawat as chief minister. Sources said the party may also bring in a deputy chief minister, who will be from the Kumaon region. Pushkar Singh Dhami is likely to be deputy chief minister, the sources added. The central BJP leadership recently sent two observers, party vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushayant Kumar Gautam, to the state to get feedback from party's core group in the state amid report of discontent against the chief minister.