DEHRADUN, July 3:
Pushkar Singh Dhami will be the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand following his election today as the leader of the BJP legislature party in the hill State where Assembly elections are due next year.
Dhami, 45, will be the youngest Chief Minister of the state and replaces Tirath Singh Rawat, who resigned on Friday night within four months of taking charge from Trivendra Singh Rawat.
“My party has appointed a common worker, son of an ex-serviceman, who was born in the border district of Pithoragarh to serve the people.
“We’ll work on people’s issues withe the cooperation of all. I will carry forward the work done by my precedessors,” the two-time MLA from Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district said.
As Dhami takes over less than a year ahead of the next assembly elections, his biggest challenge lies in leading the BJP to another victory and retaining power in Uttarakhand, where the party has been plagued by factionalism.
Changing Chief Ministers twice in a short span has not helped the party’s image, with the the opposition Congress accusing it of causing “political instability” and betraying the people.
“We accept the challenge and we will take forward the party and serve the people,” Dhami said when asked whether taking over as CM just months ahead of assembly polls will be a challenge. (PTI)
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