The change at the helm in Uttarakhand seems triggered by legal and political obstaclesPushkar Dhami has replaced Tirath Singh Rawat as the new CM of Uttarakhand, in the second change of guard in the State within four months. Mr. Rawat was not a member of the State legislature, and would have had to be elected an MLA if he were to continue in office beyond six months. Mr. Rawat said in an exit statement that “given the constitutional crisis, I felt it was right for me to resign”. In the past, the ECI has conducted bypolls for Assemblies that had less than one year of life remaining. For all its claimed mastery over matters political, the party picked the wrong horse in Mr. Rawat, an admission implied in his replacement.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2021 18:22 UTC