Summary:
Dehradun, Mar 21 (PTI) Pushkar Singh Dhami will continue as the Uttarakhand chief minister, with the BJP ending the suspense over the post on Monday, 11 days after returning to power for the second consecutive term in the state.
The swearing-in ceremony of 45-year-old Dhami will be held on March 23.
The BJP"s dilemma on the choice of a chief minister for Uttarakhand was caused by Dhami"s loss in Khatima, a seat he had been winning since the 2012 Assembly polls.
Party"s central observer and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced Dhami"s name after a brief meeting of the BJP legislative party here.
The meeting was attended by Union ministers Meenakshi Lekhi and Prahlad Joshi.
While Lekhi was present there as a central observer, Joshi was the party’s poll incharge for the state.