Trivendra Singh Rawat appointed as new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Trivendra Singh Rawat, who had been a long-time RSS pracharak has been appointed as the eight Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. His name was proposed by BJP leader Prakash Pant and seconded by Satpal Maharaj, they were also in the race of CHief Minister.  Mr Rawat will be sworn in as Uttarakhand Chief Minister today at Dehradun’s Parade Ground. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah are scheduled to attend the swearing-in ceremony.