Uttarakhand BJP MLA Kailash Gahtori quit his Assembly seat of Champawat on Thursday in order that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami contest from the seat in a bypoll, a constitutional requirement, as Mr. Dhami had lost his seat of Khatima in the recent Assembly poll.
Mr. Gahtori handed over his resignation to Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri at her residence, accompanied by State BJP president Madan Kaushik, State Ministers Chandan Ram Das and Saurabh Bahuguna and MLA Khajan Das.
