Central observers give breather to Uttarakhand CM Rawat, reshuffle likely in Cabinet

Dehradun/New Delhi, 6 March : The much-awaited core committee meeting of the BJP in Uttrakhand on Saturday gave a breather to Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who faces growing resentment from his party MLAs and MPs.
The meeting, attended by two Central party observers, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh and National General Secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam, hinted at a possible reshuffle in the cabinet to accommodate a few MLAs not happy with CM Rawat’s style of functioning.
Both observers would now give a detailed report to Home Minister Amit Shah and President J.P. Nadda.
Later, talking to mediapersons, state Party President Bansidhar Bhagat clarified that as of now there is no change-of-guard in Uttarakhand.
For the past several days, there was speculation that CM Trivendra Singh Rawat may be replaced as most of the party MLAs and MPS, particularly officials close to the CM office, had complained against the working style of the CM and his bureaucracy.
“All is well. We discussed the four-year tenure of the government and a few other issues. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank was also expected to be present in the meeting but he could not come,” Bhagat told reporters.