Centre revokes President's Rule in Uttarakhand

The Centre on Wednesday revoked President's Rule from Uttarakhand after Chief Minister Harish Rawat proved his majority on the floor of the House.

The Congress won by a margin of 33-28 in the floor test on Tuesday.

With nine Congress rebels barred from voting, the strength of the 71-member assembly was 62. Sources said 28 MLAs voted for the BJP.

Yesterday, Rawat in a very optimistic note had said the 'dark clouds' over Uttarakhand would finally drift away through the Supreme Court's formal announcement.

Rawat would chair a cabinet meeting on Thursday morning at the Uttarakhand secretariat.

Victory resounded for the Congress Party in the decisive Uttarakhand floor test as the Supreme Court earlier today announced the grand old party now has the majority in the state assembly.

The court said no irregularities were found in the voting. The result of the trust vote was handed over to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover earlier today along with video recording of the proceedings in the state assembly.

The decision to revoke the President's rule in Uttarakhand has created an atmosphere of jubilation in the state Congress camp. The Congress has stated it is a victory of democracy.

Harish Rawat welcomed the decision of revoking President's rule in Uttarakhand by the Central Government.

Addressing a press conference, Rawat said the decision of the apex court generated the confidence among the public in the judicial system of the country.

He said the decision of the apex court generated the level of confidence among the public in judicial system.

He stated that the decision of the court should not be viewed as a matter of victory or defeat.

He also said that the Centre's assistance in development work of the state is highly essential and rejected the possibility of mid-term election in the state.

The Centre had imposed President's rule in the state on March 27, arguing that the Rawat government lost majority when nine rebel Congress MLAs voted against the state government's annual budget.