Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, will be meeting with the Governor today amid rumors that he will resign. He met with the BJP leadership in Delhi yesterday.
He met with BJP President JP Nadda, who had earlier discussed the situation with Home Minister Amit Shah. State minister Dhan Singh Rawat and Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank are two names being floated as potential replacements for Mr Rawat.
Talk of Uttarakhand’s change of leadership ahead of the polls, after two central party observers, Raman Singh and Dushyant Gautam, were sent to Dehradun on Saturday.
Many Party leaders are said to be pushing for change of leadership because they believe that under the leadership of Mr Rawat the BJP is not about to be re-elected. Critics of Mr Rawat blame him of not communicating with them.
The 60-year-old Chief Minister, a low-profile politician, has been accused by his opponents of indecision and many in the party obviously suspect that this could go against the BJP. Some opinion polls placed him below average in results.
