Trivendra Singh Rawat to be Uttarakhand Chief Minister, swearing-in on Saturday

DEHRADUN: The BJP has picked Trivendra Singh Rawat as its Chief Minister candidate in Uttarakhand. Rawat was elected the BJP’s legislature party leader by party MLAs on Friday. He will take oath on Saturday.

Rawat, 57, defeated Congress's Hira Singh Bisht in the Doiwala constituency with a margin of over 24,000 votes. This was his third win from the constituency, where he has contested elections since 2002.

Rawat, a Thakur leader, was among the frontrunners for Uttarakhand CM’s post in part due to his strong RSS roots. He was an RSS pracharak from 1983 to 2002 and held several important positions in the Sangh.

Rawat, who holds a masters degree in journalism, is also known for his proximity to BJP chief Amit Shah and the party's central leadership, which could have strengthened his chances at heading the state’s executive.

During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Rawat was given responsibility of regional election in-charge in Uttar Pradesh under Shah, where the BJP emerged victorious. He was also overseeing the BJP’s affairs in Jharkhand and took the party to victory in the Assembly polls there.

The BJP registered a landslide victory in Uttarakhand, winning 57 of the 70 seats. This was the biggest ever win by any party in the state so far. The party garnered a whopping 46.5 per cent of votes.

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