Dehra Dun:
The suspense over the post of the Uttarakhand Chief Minister will end today with the meeting of the BJP’s legisture party, which is currently in progress. The BJP’s central observers for the state, Union minister Rajnath Singh and senior leader Meenakshi Lekhi, are attending the meeting at the state party headquarters in Dehradun.
While outgoing Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is seen as the front-runner for the top post, there are several contenders, including former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, former Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, and senior leader Satpal Maharaj.
All four had met Union Minister and the party’s chief strategist Amit Shah at his Delhi home yesterday. Party chief JP Nadda was also present at the meeting.
The BJP has won a record second term in the hill state with 47 of the 70 assembly seats after a campaign spearheaded by Mr Dhami, but he lost the election from Khatima, leading to uncertainty about the top post that has persisted for 10 days.
Mr Dhami was made the
