Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns as Uttarakhand CM, Dhan Singh Rawat, Ajay Bhatt frontrunners for post

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from this post amidst reports that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is reportedly mulling a change of leadership in the state. Rawat submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya on Tuesday, a day after he met BJP leaders in Delhi.

“The party gave me a golden opportunity to serve this State for four years. I had never thought that I would get such an opportunity. The party has now decided that the opportunity to serve as CM should be given to someone else now,” he said in a press conference after submitting his resignation, ANI reported.

Meanwhile, here are a few names doing rounds of possible frontrunners for the post – 

1. Dhan Singh Rawat: He is a state minister representing the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal.

2. Ajay Bhatt – The parliament member and senior BJP leader is also in the race for CM 

3. Anil Baluni – Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni is another probable for the post.