Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami (45) is the 11^th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the youngest ever Chief Minister of the State. In the past, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (49) became the youngest Chief Minister.

He is the two time BJP MLA from Khatima constituency in the Kumaon region. He is the third Chief Minister in four months after Trivendra Singh Rawat and Tirat Singh Rawat resigned from the post amid infighting.

Dhami served as an Officer on Special Duty to former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, he is said to be close to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

He started his political career in BJP Youth Wing from 1990 to 1999. He worked with ABVP, the student wing of the BJP’s ideological mentor RSS. He remained BJYMs Chief of the state unit till 2008.

During this time he organised youth rallies and meetings across the state. As a result of the struggle, the then State Government succeeded in getting 70% reservation for the local youth in industries of the state, he says on his website.

BJP examined the names of nearly half-a-dozen MLAs and finally picked up Dhami for the CM post including that of Satpal Maharaj, Dhan Singh Rawat. A section of party leaders also recommended former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.