Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat likely to resign today, amid political crisis: Source

Amid speculation over  change of leership in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Triverdra Singh Rawat is expected to resign on Tuesday, as per sources. Rawat is expected to announce his resignation at a press conference that he will hold later in day, following which he will go to Governor's residence to formally tender his resignation.

As per sources, political crisis in state was triggered when Aam Ami Party sensed a political opportunity re and reached out to a senior minister in Uttarakhand government, offering him to be CM face. Following this, when BJP sensed trouble, a churn for leership h alrey begun. Trivendra Singh Rawat was called to Delhi and shown an internal survey demonstrating his dropping leership graph which he was allegedly unable to explain to party's satisfaction. As per sources, he's been asked to transition smoothly. re are said to be two names in race to replace him.

Rawat late on Monday met BJP president JP Nda at latter's residence in New Delhi. Top central BJP leers have also met to discuss developments. Last week, BJP Uttarakhand held an emergency core group meeting which was attended by observer Raman Singh, Dushyant Gautam, Rawat, Ajay Bhatt, Naresh Bansal, Mala Rajya Laxmi, and ors.

BJP's top observers h been rushed to state, with some MLAs purportedly unhappy and ir dissatisfaction allegedly having something to do with Rawat's 'working style.' Amid this, Budget session of assembly h been cut-short abruptly. Rawat h also met senior BJP leers who h arrived in Dehrun.

Uttarakhand's history of sitting CMs being replaced

Since formation of hilly state from Uttar Presh in 2000, both BJP and Congress which have ruled state have often changed ir CMs, resulting in ir electoral loss in next election. Nityanand Swami, who was state's first CM was replaced with Bhagat Singh Koshyari in 2002. On coming to power, Congress chose Narayan Dutt Tiwari - who completed his full term. In 2007, 2009, and 2011, BJP h two CMs Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal. Similarly, after 2013 Kedarnath flash-floods, Congress replaced CM Vijay Bahuguna with Harish Rawat culminating in its loss in 2017. Uttarakhand is set to go to polls again in 2022.