Newly-elected Uttarakhand BJP MLAs to satisfy on Monday to elect new chief

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The newly elected BJP MLAs of Uttarakhand will meet in Dehradun on Monday to decide on their chief who would be the subsequent chief minister of the hill state the place the get together has stormed again to energy for an unprecedented second successive time period.

The choice to convene a gathering of the MLAs was taken after state BJP leaders together with caretaker chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Trivendra Singh Rawat (each former CMs), amongst others, met the get together’s central management at Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence right here, state get together chief Madan Kaushik stated.

Besides Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and basic secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh have been additionally current within the assembly that lasted greater than an hour. Kaushik, who additionally attended the assembly, stated the BJP legislative get together will meet Monday night after the MLAs have taken the oath as members of the state meeting.

Earlier within the day, Dhami stated the method of presidency formation is underway and the BJP’s central management will take a name on the subsequent chief minister. The get together has appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh because the observer for presidency formation within the state.

The BJP, regardless of its emphatic win, has been in a little bit of quandary over the brand new chief minister as Dhami, who spearheaded its profitable marketing campaign, misplaced his Khatami seat. A bit of the get together’s state unit nonetheless needs Dhami because the chief minister, whereas some favour a change.

The BJP clinched 47 seats within the 70-member Assembly.