New Delhi: The BJP is likely to announce its Chief Minister Chief pick for Uttarakhand today after a meeting of newly elected MLAs in state capital Dehradun. The MLAs will be sworn in at 11 am. The party’s central observers for the hill state, Union Minister Rajnath Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi, will oversee the Chief Minister’s name announcement.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with Uttarakhand’s acting Chairman Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and key BJP leaders in Delhi yesterday to discuss the state’s government formation, including party chief JP Nadda.
The BJP won 47 seats in the 70-member Uttarakhand assembly, cementing its second consecutive term in the state. However, Mr Dhami lost the election from Khatima constituency.
The contenders for the top post in Uttarakhand are Mr Dhami, BJP’s Uttarakhand General Secretary Suresh Bhatt, party MP Anil Baluni; MLAs Dhan Singh Rawat, Satpal Maharaj and Ritu Khanduri, and party MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
In Goa, there is also tension over the top post, where a race between Pramod Sawant and Vishwajit Rane is taking place. Sources suggested earlier this week that Mr Sawant is expected to be re-elected to the top job for a second term. The judgement is expected today, before the BJP meets with the Governor to press its claim to establish government.
In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will take oath for his second term on Friday, the BJP said earlier last week. But there has been no word on the size of his cabinet or the names finalised for various ministries.
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