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Assembly Election Results Updates: Modi, Shah, Yogi Among Star-studded List for U’khand CM’s Oath Ceremony

Meanwhile, the stage is set for a grand swearing-in ceremony of the second Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh at the sprawling Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ikana stadium in Lucknow on March 25

Assembly Election Results: Pushkar Singh Dhami will be sworn-in as Uttarakhand Chief Minister on Wednesday at a grand ceremony to be held at the Parade Ground in the presence of BJP top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ceremony, where the chief minister and his cabinet colleagues will take an oath, is scheduled to be held at 2.30 pm, the state BJP’s media in-charge Manveer Singh Chauhan said. Apart from Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Himachal Pradesh counterpart Jai Ram Thakur will attend the ceremony, he said.

Dhami and Pramod Sawant will be the chief ministers of Uttarakhand and Goa, respectively, for a second successive term after the BJP Monday weighed in favor of youth, continuity, and ability to perform under pressure ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

“The state’s development will get a fillip and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grand vision for the development of Uttarakhand will be turned into reality,” Dhami said. Though Dhami, 46, the youngest chief minister of the state, was a clear favorite for the top job despite losing his Khatima seat, which he represented twice in 2012 and 2017, whatever doubt remained about the leader getting a second term were scotched as the BJP central leadership opted for stability in the state that saw three chief ministers in four months in 2021.

Sawant has been rewarded for overcoming anti-incumbency and steering the party to victory despite resignations by some key figures, including the son of the redoubtable Manohar Parrikar, over ticket allocation. Under his stewardship of the state, the BJP put up its second best performance ever – winning 20 seats. The BJP had won a simple majority under Parrikar in 2012 when it won 21 seats.

Source: https://www.news18.com/news/politics/assembly-election-results-live-updates-pushkar-dhami-pramod-sawant-cm-uttarakhand-goa-up-yogi-modi-bjp-congress-sp-livenews-4895348.html#gotobody

‘Sincere’ Pushkar Singh Dhami gets a second term, unanimously chosen as the CM of Uttarakhand

Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami will continue as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Pushkar Singh Dhami has been elected as the Leader of the Legislative Party in Uttarakhand.

“I congratulate him, I am confident that under his leadership Uttarakhand will make rapid progress,” Singh said after Dhami was appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

Earlier, BJP legislators took the oath of office at a ceremony held in the Uttarakhand Assembly in the state capital today. The saffron party created history by storming back to power for an unprecedented second successive term in the hill state.

Despite his election defeat, Dhami was the frontrunner for the top post. It was speculated that the BJP leadership was set to re-appoint Dhami as Uttarakhand CM due to his ‘sincere’ image and he helped in keeping the party together. He is reportedly credited with doing a commendable job despite BJP being on the back foot after two chief ministers were changed ever since it assumed power in 2017.

Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/india/will-pushkar-singh-dhami-return-as-uttarakhand-cm-final-decision-in-bjp-meeting-today-article-90343930

Uncertainty over next CM after Dhami’s loss in Uttarakhand

If Pushkar Singh Dhami is to be made Chief Minister, he will have to be elected to the house within six months which will precipitate a bye election with a sitting legislator vacating a seat.

File phot of Pushkar Singh Dhami.(HT_PRINT)

A question over leadership has arisen in Uttarakhand despite a thumping victory by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) due to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s defeat in his own constituency of Khatima, people familiar with the matter said.

A day after the party stormed back to power winning 47 of 70 seats in the state assembly, the people indicated that one section of BJP leaders started discussing the names of other leaders who could take over as CM, even as another group argued that he should continue in the top post for stabilising the government and leading the party to victory after the removal of two chief ministers in the last 12 months.

Four years into his tenure, Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned on March 9 2021, paving the way for Tirath Singh Rawat as the new chief minister, who too had to resign after 115 days in power on July 3. It was then that the 45 year old Pushkar Singh Dhami took over.

Among the names being discussed as possible replacements are former chief minister and Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”, Ajay Bhatt, Satpal Maharaj, Anil Baluni, and Dhan Singh Rawat, the people cited above indicated.

One senior leader, however, said there would be no change in leadership. “The victory came under him (Dhami) as chief minister, and was in part because of his work ethic and hectic campaigning across the state. He lost because this meant he was not able to effectively campaign in his constituency.”

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/uncertainty-over-next-cm-after-dhami-s-loss-in-uttarakhand-101647023097346.html?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ht_site