Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat likely to resign amid political crisis

The development comes a day after Trivendra Singh Rawat met central BJP leaders in Delhi on Monday.

Just a year ahead of Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is likely to tender his resignation on Tuesday amid a political crisis in the BJP state unit. Sources said Rawat would step down as CM when he would meet the Governor at 4 pm. The development comes a day after Trivendra Singh Rawat met central BJP leaders in Delhi on Monday. There has been speculation that BJP was mulling political changes in the state after several ministers and MLAs have expressed apprehensions over the working style of Rawat. Top sources in the party said at least 10 BJP MLAs, including four ministers, are camping in Delhi.