On Saturday, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar along with a team of central observers led by him have reached Dehradun to attend Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) legislature party meeting.
The spokesman of BJP Manveer Singh Chauhan informed that two central observers Narendra Singh Tomar as well as General Secretary D Purandeshwariparty and Dushyant Kumar Gautham, state-in-charge of BJP and co-in-charge Rekha Verma have arrived in the capital city of Uttarakhand.
The meeting has been conducted to choose the new Chief Minister for Uttarakhand since ex-CM Tirath Singh Rawat stepped down late on Friday night having a tenure of only four months.
Before the legislature party meeting which will begin at 3 pm, the team of central observers will meet the state BJP leadership.
An anonymous BJP leader stated the front runners for the top post were Satpal Maharaj and Dhan Singh Rawat. As per the leader, names such as lawmakers Ritu Khanduri and Pushkar Dhami are included. The final decision would be made only after the central leadership’s approval.
Regarding the statements given by a Congress leader, the Union Agriculture Minister said, “The job of Congress is to make only allegations. There is zero positive thinking in the Congress Party. They have no right to speak on the internal matter of the BJP.”
Several Congress leaders have criticized the BJP’s political instability in Uttarkhand following the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat.