Cong to form govt in U'khand, parades MLAs before governor

Swearing in after leader chosen

PTI | March 9, 2012



Decks were today cleared for the formation of a Congress-led government in Uttarakhand with the governor saying that the party has the numbers after it paraded the three independent MLAs and the lone UKD legislator in its support before her.

The Congress formally staked claim before governor Margaret Alva and physically paraded the four MLAs required for the party to reach the magic figure of 36 in a House of 70.

After verifying the support from the three independents and one MLA from UKD-P, Alva said she would invite Congress, which has 32 MLAs, to form the new government once it elects a new leader of the CLP.

"Congress has staked the claim as it has the requried number for the formation of new government in the state. When they (Congress) will elect its new leader, I will invite them to form the government," Alva told reporters after senior Congress leaders, accompanied by the three independents and the lone MLA from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Panwar), met her at the Raj Bhavan.

The three independents were Harish Durgapal from Lal Kuan seat, Mantri Prasad Naithani from Devprayag seat and Dinesh Dhanai from Tehri and the UKD MLA is Pritam Singh Panwar from Yamunotri.

"Once the leader is chosen, the swearing-in ceremony will be held," Alva said.

From Congress' side, party general secretary Chaudhary Birendra Singh, PCC chief Yashpal Arya, leader of the opposition Harak Singh Rawat, senior party leader and Tehri MP Vijay Bahuguna were among those who were present at the Raj Bhavan.

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