Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns as the CM of Uttarakhand

Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned as the chief minister of Uttarakhand Tuesday, following a meeting with party president J.P. Nadda Monday night.

Rawat met Governor Baby Rani Maurya at Raj Bhavan and submitted his resignation. "The party gave me a golden opportunity to serve this State for four years. I had never thought that I would get such an opportunity. The party has now decided that the opportunity to serve as CM should be given to someone else now", said Rawat after resigning.

With this, Rawat joins the list of Uttarakhand CMs who have been unable to complete their term. In 2017, Rawat was made Chief Minister after BJP won in Uttarakhand.

On Monday evening, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief J.P. Nadda, National General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santosh had met to discuss the political development in the hill state.

BJP legislature party meeting is scheduled to be held at 10 am tomorrow at the party office: Trivendra Singh Rawat pic.twitter.com/4ZAfUd8obh

— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2021