Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as UK CM

Senior BJP leader Trivendra Singh Rawat was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Uttrakhand this afternoon, Governor KK Paul administered the oath of office and secrecy to  Rawat and his council of ministers at a function in Dehradun’s Parade Ground. T S Rawat was unanimously elected the leader of BJP legislature party yesterday.

The Ministers who took oath are Satpal Maharaj, Prakash Pant, Dr. Harak Singh Rawat, Yashpal Arya, Madan Kaushik, Arvind Pandey, Suboth Uniyal, Ms. Rekha Arya and Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat  .

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and other prominent
leaders attended the ceremony.Earlier, talking to media persons, Mr Rawat said, BJP will provide a corruption-free government to Uttrakhand and will work to uplift the
poor.A former RSS Pracharak, Mr Rawat has considerable administrative
experience as he was a minister in the BJP governments led by BC Khanduri
and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the state.

In recent Uttarakhand Assembly elections, BJP won 57 of the 70 seats. This was the biggest ever win by any party in the state so far.

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