New Delhi: Hours after his party slipped downhill in Uttarakhand, Congress Chief Minister N D Tiwari finally put in his papers on Tuesday night.
Tiwari sent his resignation to Governor Sudarshan Agarwal but did not go to the Raj Bhavan as per the protocol. Instead, he sent his letter through a special messenger, an official spokesman was quoted by news agencies as saying.
The spokesman said Tiwari would meet the Governor on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, BJP is celebrating and senior BJP leader and former union minister B C Khanduri said he would be "certainly happy" to be the state’s Chief Minister.
"I will consider it a good fortune to serve the people," he said.
Khanduri said that the people supported BJP recognising its tradition of service.
He said the priorities of the new government would be to provide credibility and accountability in governance, check corruption and put an end to "blatant misuse" of funds.
Counting of votes for Uttarakhand's second Assembly elections and the Tehri-Garhwal parliamentary constituency by-poll started at 0800 hours IST amid tight security.
The counting of votes, for the election held on February 21, started in the capital and various district headquarters in the presence of senior officials and observers, the state Election Commission said.
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