Who is Pushkar Singh Dhami? Two-time MLA named new Uttarakhand Chief Minister

BJP MLA Pushkar Singh Dhami has been named as the next Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The two-time MLA was chosen for the post in the legislature meeting on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Pushkar Singh Dhami has been named as the next Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The two-time MLA was chosen for the post in the legislature meeting on Saturday. Pushkar Singh Dhami is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Khatima constituency in the Udham Singh Nagar district. It is being alleged that Dhami could likely be sworn in by Saturday evening. Next he will meet the state Governor Baby Singh Maurya.  The Legislative Party meet took place at the State Headquarters in Dehradun to elect the new Uttarkhand Chief Minister in the presence of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and other BJP leaders. Dhami was one of the top three names which had emerged for the CM post, also in the running were Satpal Singh and Dhan Singh Rawat.