Newly-Elected Members Of Uttarakhand Assembly To Take Oath On Monday: Madan Kaushik

Uttarakhand’s caretaker Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, however, said the BJP legislative party will meet tomorrow evening in Dehradun.

Uttarakhand BJP Chief Madan Kaushik (Left), Caretaker Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (Right) | File Photo: ANI

New Delhi: Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Madan Kaushik on Sunday said all newly-elected members of the legislative assembly will take oath in the Vidhan Sabha at 11 a.m. on Monday.

He added that the legislative party meeting will be held in the evening, ANI reported.

Uttarakhand’s caretaker Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, however, said the BJP legislative party will meet tomorrow evening in Dehradun.

“Uttarakhand BJP Legislative Party will meet tomorrow evening in Dehradun. I am leaving for Dehradun now,” he told the media in the national capital.

The leaders attending the meeting in Dehradun will take a final call on the name of the next chief minister of the hill state.

The BJP will announce the next chief minister of Uttarakhand after this meeting.

According to reports, the BJP central leadership will also hold a meeting in this regard prior to the legislative party meet.

Earlier this week, the BJP held a meeting over government formation and to elect the next chief minister of Uttarakhand at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence in the national capital.

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president J.P. Nadda and BJP election-in-charge Pralhad Joshi.

Speculations are, however, rife that Dhami may yet again be given the charge to lead the hill state.

Earlier on March 11, Dhami resigned as the chief minister of Uttarakhand. This came after he lost from the Khatima constituency to Congress candidate Bhuwan Chandra Kapri by over 6,000 votes in the assembly polls.

The BJP returned to power for the second consecutive term in the hill state and won 47 seats in the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly.

The Congress, which was relying on an anti-incumbency wave against the state government, emerged victorious in just 19 seats.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won two seats, while Independent candidates bagged two seats.