Harish Rawat has been reinstated as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He will take a trust vote next Friday to determine if he can continue as head of a Congress government in the state.
President's Rule was wrongly declared for Uttarakhand, said the state's high court today in a big and embarrassing setback for the Centre.
Harish Rawat has been reinstated as Chief Minister with the Court ordering "as you were" for the hill-side state; he will take a trust vote next Friday to determine if he can continue as head of a Congressgovernment in the state. "The truth has won," he said today.
Disbanding Harish Rawat's government, President's Rule had been imposed in Uttarakhand on March 29.
The Congress has accused the Centre of distorting rules to remove an Opposition government - a position vindicated by the court today.
The Centre has said that Mr Rawat lost his majority in the legislature in March, as evidenced by the fact that nine of his own party members voted against the budget he presented for the state. But Mr Rawat claims he will deliver the 36 votes he needs to remain in power.
He has also dismissed as doctored a CD that the BJP furnished in which it claims he's seen attempting to buy votes.
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