Ending months of speculation about a change of guard, Vijay Bahuguna on Friday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister amidst indications that Union minister Harish Rawat has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him.

Shortly before going to the Raj Bhawan to submit his resignation to governor Aziz Qureshi, the former high court judge-turned-politician said he was resigning on the directives of the party high command.

"I am resigning from the post of chief minister on the directives of the party high command. Tomorrow there will be a meeting of MLAs and I request them to pass a resolution with consensus authorising Congress president Sonia Gandhi to elect the new chief minister," Bahuguna told reporters.


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