Second term for Khanduri as CM

The decision to remove Nishank was taken by the party in the wake of a series of charges of corruption facing its government in the state, which goes to the polls later this year.

“Keeping in view the forthcoming elections in Uttarakhand, the BJP has decided for a change of leadership in Uttarakhand. B C Khanduri will be the new chief minister of the state. The decision will be endorsed by the party MLAs at a meeting in Dehradun tomorrow,”party president Nitin Gadkari said after a four-hour long meeting with Nishank and other senior party leaders.

Gadkari said that it was conveyed to Nishank that the party wanted a change of leadership in the state in view of the elections. BJP general secretary and chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad will be the central observer during the meeting of MLAs for finalising Khanduri's name. On the charges against Nishank, the party president maintained, “There have been some allegations in the media that there are cases of corruption against him.
The party wants to make it clear that there are no charges against him.” The only reason for the change was the forthcoming polls, he insisted.