Uttarakhand Assembly polls | Retired Army officer Ajay Kothiyal to be AAP’s CM face

If voted to power, the Aam Aadmi Party, under the leadership of Ajay Kothiyal, will make Uttarakhand the global spiritual capital for Hindus, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on August 17 announced that retired Army colonel Ajay Kothiyal will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate in the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls. He said Mr. Kothiyal was the principal of the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering at the time of the Kedarnath disaster and is credited with doing commendable work in rescuing people and helping the affected put their lives back on track in the aftermath of the tragedy. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Kejriwal said the decision to pick Mr. Kothiyal, who joined AAP in April, as the party’s CM face is based on the feedback received from people who are fed up with politicians helming the State.