Pushkar Singh Dhami sworn in as Uttarakhand chief minister for second time

 Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand at the Parade Ground in Dehradun. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief J.P. Nadda.

Along with the CM, his cabinet also took oath of office and secrecy. Uttarakhand Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Gurmeet Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to Dhami and his eight ministers.

उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में शपथ लेने पर @pushkardhami जी को ढेरों बधाई। बीते 5 वर्षों में देवभूमि ने हर क्षेत्र में तेजी से प्रगति की है। मुझे विश्वास है कि आप और आपके सभी मंत्री उसे और गति प्रदान करेंगे, जन आकांक्षाओं के अनुरूप विकास का एक नया प्रतिमान स्थापित करेंगे।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2022

मुझे उत्तराखण्ड राज्य के ‘मुख्य सेवक’ का पुनः दायित्व दिए जाने पर मैं प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी, भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @JPNadda जी, केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी व केंद्रीय रक्षा मंत्री श्री @rajnathsingh जी सहित शीर्ष नेतृत्व का आभार प्रकट करता हूं pic.twitter.com/B4Tq7c4Np7

— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) March 21, 2022

Speculation was rife that Dhami would return to power after he failed to win the Khatima seat in the recently-concluded state assembly elections. The BJP, however, expressed confidence in him, saying at least six MLAs in the state have already offered to vacate their seats for Dhami.

Ahead of her swearing-in ceremony, Dhami offered prayers at the Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple as well as at a Hanuman temple on Chakrata Road, Dehradun.

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Dhami, the youngest chief minister of the state, was replaced by former chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat in July last year. Rawat, who was sworn in as the Chief Minister on March 10 last year, resigned citing "constitutional crisis" after he was not elected to the Uttarakhand Assembly within a six-month deadline. He was chosen by the central leadership as the successor to Trivendra Singh Rawat, whose relations with the RSS and several BJP leaders had reportedly turned tense.