<p>BJP MLA Kailash Chandra Gahtori resigned from the Champawat seat on Thursday, paving the way for Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest the assembly bypoll from there.</p>.<p>Gahtori submitted his resignation to Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri at her official residence in Yamuna colony, BJP sources said.</p>.<p>Pradesh BJP president Madan Kaushik, Cabinet ministers Chandan Ram Das, Saurabh Bahuguna and MLA Khajan Das were present when Gahtori handed over his resignation to the Speaker.</p>.<p>Soon after Gahtori quit, Khanduri said his resignation has been accepted.</p>.<p>After submitting his resignation to the Speaker, Gahtori visited the chief minister's residence.</p>.<p>Although the BJP won the recent Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Dhami himself could not save his own Khatima seat losing it to Bhuvan Chandra Kapri of the Congress.</p>.<p>He needs to become a member of the state assembly within six months of being sworn in to continue as the chief minister.</p>.<p>Gahotri had offered to vacate his seat for Dhami soon after the latter was sworn in as chief minister.</p>.<p>"It will be an honour for me if the chief minister contests from Champawat", Gahtori had said earlier.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>BJP MLA Kailash Chandra Gahtori resigned from the Champawat seat on Thursday, paving the way for Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest the assembly bypoll from there.</p>.<p>Gahtori submitted his resignation to Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri at her official residence in Yamuna colony, BJP sources said.</p>.<p>Pradesh BJP president Madan Kaushik, Cabinet ministers Chandan Ram Das, Saurabh Bahuguna and MLA Khajan Das were present when Gahtori handed over his resignation to the Speaker.</p>.<p>Soon after Gahtori quit, Khanduri said his resignation has been accepted.</p>.<p>After submitting his resignation to the Speaker, Gahtori visited the chief minister's residence.</p>.<p>Although the BJP won the recent Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Dhami himself could not save his own Khatima seat losing it to Bhuvan Chandra Kapri of the Congress.</p>.<p>He needs to become a member of the state assembly within six months of being sworn in to continue as the chief minister.</p>.<p>Gahotri had offered to vacate his seat for Dhami soon after the latter was sworn in as chief minister.</p>.<p>"It will be an honour for me if the chief minister contests from Champawat", Gahtori had said earlier.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>