Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party, paving the way for his becoming the new chief minister of the hill state.
His name was announced by the outgoing chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat who stepped down from the CM’s post on Tuesday after completing nearly 4 years in office.
Tirath Singh Rawat will be sworn in at the Raj Bhavan at 4 pm on Wednesday. He was the BJP president of Uttarakhand from 2013-2015 and is currently the party’s national secretary.
He was also an MLA from Chaubattakhal constituency from 2012-17.
Tirath’s choice by the BJP comes as a surprise as he was not among the favourites.