Trivendra Singh Rawat

The BJP was leading in all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand, according to news channels. The Election Commission is yet to give the initial trends but according to the news channels former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is leading in Haridwar, Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah in Tehri Garhwal, Anil Baluni in Garhwal (Pauri), Ajay Bhatt in Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar and Ajay Tamta in Almora. Counting for the five seats in the state began at 8 am. The BJP has been sweeping all the five seats in the state since 2014.

For the past two elections, BJP stalwart and former Union minister (as well as ex-Uttarakhand CM) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been winning the Haridwar LS seat

The Congress on Friday demanded the expulsion of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat from the BJP for praising Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, as a patriot

Certain remarks of two of its former chief ministers-- Trivendra Singh Rawat and Tirath Singh Rawat -- have often put the saffron party and the Dhami-led government in a tight spot

The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of Uttarakhand Police will investigate allegations of money laundering of around Rs 200 crore against a company owned by the wife of a close aide of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. The BJP leader had to quit the top office in March 2021 following a "collective decision" by the party. Sworn in as CM on March 18, 2017, he had just nine days left to complete four years of his tenure when he had to call it quits. The BJP retained power in the state in the Assembly polls held earlier this year. The opposition parties led by the Congress have alleged that Dehradun-based Social Mutual Benefit Company Limited, owned by the wife of Rawat's former advisor K S Panwar, allegedly opened bank accounts in the names of thousands of people in a fraudulent manner from 2017 to 2020 and converted black money into white. They also claimed that Panwar had quit as the director of the company after becoming the chief minister's advisor and made his

The Congress, which is sensing victory in the elections, has slammed the BJP on the issue, saying the ruling party was frightened into taking the decision

While Uttarakhand struggles to manage the Covid-19 outbreak with a decrepit health infrastructure, BJP's choice of chief minister is a novice in government work

Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday paid courtesy visits to his two predecessors and former Chief Ministers Tirath Singh Rawat and Trivendra Singh Rawat at their respective residences

Rawat handed over the resignation letter to Governor Baby Rani Maurya past 11 pm, hours after returning from Delhi where he was summoned by the top BJP leadership on Wednesday

Haridwar recorded only 149 daily Covid-19 cases on April 1, but on April 23, the figure jumped to 1,115. Between April 23 and April 30, more than a thousand Covid cases were reported daily

He was made the chief minister replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat in March this year, a move few foresaw

The new chief minister has rescinded some unpopular decisions of his predecessor

Set up during former Uttarakhand CM's term, the Devasthanam Board was assigned the management of 51 temples of the state, including the four famous Himalayan shrines

Rawat has crossed the big hurdle of expanding his cabinet. A couple of MLAs might be sulking for not getting a berth but there is no revolt

Most of the state BJP leaders agreed that Rawat, a first time MP from Pauri constituency, was a surprise choice for the top post

Tirath Singh Rawat has big shoes to fill: His chief ministership creates more problems for BJP than it can solve

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The wife of newly sworn-in Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat said she was hurt when he was denied a party ticket by the BJP from Chaubattakhal assembly constituency in the 2017 assembly polls

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A day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the chief ministerial post, a meeting of BJP legislature party will be held on Wednesday in which a new Chief Minister candidate is likely to be decided