Uttarakhand CM's swearing-in: Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as Chief Minister

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Chief Minsiter Trivendra Singh Rawat’s swearing-in took take place on Saturday. Both Prime Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah participated in Rawat’s swearing in ceremony. Hailing PM Modi’s and Amit Shah’s decision, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rahul Sinha said “their presence was important to please the people of the state, who had placed their trust in their leadership”. Here are latest updates:

• Rekha Arya, Dhan Singh Rawat sworn in as Ministers of State (MoS)
• Prakash Pant takes oath as Cabinet Minister of Uttarakhand government
• Satpal Maharaj takes oath as Cabinet Minister of Uttarakhand government
• Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister.
• PM Modi arrived in Dehradun to attend swearing in ceremony of CM designate Trivendra Singh Rawat

"The BJP’s thumping victory in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections attributed to the good governance and confidence the electorate reposed in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah." Sinha further said “in order to make Uttarakhand people happy, it was important for the two leaders to attend swearing-in ceremony today”. The BJP in Uttarakhand on Friday elected Trivendra Singh Rawat as its legislative party leader. Rawat defeated Congress; Hira Singh Bisht in the Doiwala constituency with a margin of over 24,000 votes. The 56-year-old BJP leader, who holds a masters degree in journalism, is currently in-charge of the party’s Jharkhand unit. He was elected to the assembly for the third time and was state agriculture minister in 2007-2012. Rawat, who is considered to be close to BJP chief Amit Shah, was given responsibility of regional election in-charge during 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP emerged victorious. The BJP won with a clear majority in the state with 57 seats in the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly, thereby ousting the Congress that managed to win just 11 seats this time.