Suspense looms over Uttarakhand govt's fate

As suspense looms over the fate of the leadership of the Uttarakhand government following a sudden core committee meeting of the ruling BJP on Saturday, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat arrived in Delhi on Monday and met central BJP leaders. Speculation is rife that the party is mulling political changes in the state as 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.

Amid this, two central leaders, BJP vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Singh Gautam, have reportedly submitted their report to party president JP Nadda on their return from the state where they had gone to speak to state BJP core group members. Senior party leaders, however, have suggested that it is unlikely that any leadership change in the state will take place, acknowledging that a section of Uttarakhand leaders "may have issues" with the chief minister.