Uttarakhand politics Live: BJP to hold party meet at 3 pm on July 3

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat has reportedly conveyed his decision to BJP National President JP Nadda in today's meeting. According to sources, he may make a big announcement during a media briefing shortly.

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The Uttarakhand BJP will hold its legislature party meeting here on Saturday amid reports that Tirath Singh Rawat is resigning as chief minister. The meeting will be chaired by Uttarakhand BJP president Madan Kaushik at the party headquaters at 3 pm on Saturday, state BJP media incharge Manveer Singh Chauhan said.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on late Friday arrived at the Raj Bhawan where he submitted his resignation to the Governor.

Earlier in the day, Tirath Singh Rawat held a press conference at the state secretariat here, after his return from Delhi after meeting the party's central leadership. However, contrary to expectations, he did not say anything about the speculation in the media about a change of guard in the state and confined himself to talking only about steps taken by his government to give relief to different sectors, including transport and tourism, which were hit badly by the COVID pandemic.

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03 July 2021

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Tirath Singh Rawat had replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat on March 10 after he was similarly asked by the party to step down.

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