Pushkar Singh Dhami to take oath as new Uttarakhand Chief Minister today

Pushkar Singh Dhami will replace Tirath Singh Rawat, who resigned within four months of taking charge from Trivendra Singh Rawat. He will be the third CM of the hill state in nearly four months. 

New Delhi: Pushkar Singh Dhami will take oath as new chief minister of Uttarakhand on Sunday (July 4, 2021). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday, elected Pushkar Singh Dhami as the new leader of BJP legislature party in Uttarakhand. Pushkar Singh Dhami will replace Tirath Singh Rawat, who resigned within four months of taking charge from Trivendra Singh Rawat. The announcement was made by BJP leader and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.  "During the legislature party meeting, it was decided to appoint Pushkar Singh Dhami as Uttarakhand BJP legislature party leader. We went to the Governor to discuss the party’s decision. The oath-taking ceremony is to be held tomorrow," Tomar told ANI. Uttarakhand on Sunday will get their 11th and the youngest Chief Minister. 45-year-old Dhami will be the hill state's youngest-ever CM. Earlier, the title was held by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank who had become the Chief Minister at age of 49.