The BJP’s decision to fire Rawat came as a surprise, as it marked a departure from the party’s usual norm of ignoring calls from state satraps against its choice of top ministers.
There have been several instances in the past of BJP ignoring requests for a leadership change midway through.
However, with Uttarakhand Ahead of the assembly elections early next year, the BJP’s top brass paid attention to growing complaints against Rawat from a section of the MLA.
According to the PTI news agency, the BJP decided to give in to the demands of disgruntled leaders as it did not want a repeat of Jharkhand, where the former prime minister Raghubar dasThe “indifferent” image led to his ultimate defeat in the 2020 assembly elections.
In the run-up to the Jharkhand assembly elections, several state leaders had insisted on changing Raghubar Das as the prime minister. However, the top brass of the BJP rallied behind him.
In Uttarakhand, several heavyweights, including those who left Congress, had complained that Rawat was indifferent to their concerns.
Some of them had pointed out that his public image remained unimpressive.
The BJP legislative party will elect its new leader on Wednesday, and Rawat’s replacement will be an election from its central leadership, which had previously obtained views from its state MLAs by sending its Vice President Raman Singh and Secretary General Dushyant Kumar. Gautam there.
If the party decides to replace its outgoing Prime Minister of Thakur with another Thakur, the most populous caste in the state, then Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and Satpal Maharaj are seen among the likely options, while Anil Baluni and Ajay Bhatt, both MPs and Brahmins. , are also being considered pioneers.
With a view to balancing the aspirations of the Garhwal and Kumaon regions, the party may also choose a deputy chief minister, the sources said.
Trivendra Singh Rawat, who resigned on Tuesday, has become the chief prime minister to be fired since Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the pre-eminent leader of the party in 2014.
Often in the past, the party had rejected any lobbying by state MLAs against the incumbent chief minister, preferring to keep a more acute vigilance on the works of the state government.
However, the defeat in Jharkhand despite what the party believes to have been good work by the Das-led state government has apparently made it rethink its strategy. It remains to be seen whether this will encourage dissidents in other party-ruled states.
In Uttarakhand, no senior minister, except ND Tiwari, has completed a full term.
Both the BJP and Congress changed prime minister before the elections, but the change never helped them in the next election.
(With PTI inputs)
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