Uttarakhand Chief Minister Removed By BJP High Command, Other Top Stories

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned on Tuesday as the state's ruling BJP opted for course-correction a year before polls, amid growing resentment in the ranks. The BJP's legislative party meeting will take place today to elect a successor. The ruling BJP in Haryana is expected to face a no-confidence motion in the assembly today. The opposition Congress has claimed that two Independent MLAs supporting the government have withdrawn support. In election news, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will file her nomination for the Nandigram assembly constituency seat today. Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK has quit AIADMK-BJP alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu polls next month.