Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn-in as new Uttarakhand Chief Minister

BJP's Trivendra Singh Rawat took oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister today, a week after the BJP registered a landslide victory by winning 56 seats in the recent Assembly election in the hill state.

Rawat, who was elected as leader of BJP legislative party on Friday, took oath at the parade grounds in state capital Dehradun. He took the oath in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Providing people of the state with a corruption free government and bringing about a major change in the lives of the poorest of the poor as targeted by the Prime Minister will be our priority," Rawat told reporters.