Ex-RSS Pracharak Trivendra Rawat Takes Oath as Uttarakhand CM

Rawat, a ‘swayamsewak’ of the RSS, is considered close to BJP President Amit Shah.

Trivendra Singh Rawat was on Saturday sworn in as the new Uttarakhand Chief Minister.

He was administered the oath of office by Governor Krishna Kant Paul.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah and a host of senior party leaders and Union Cabinet Ministers attended the oath-taking ceremony of Rawat, a long-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist.