Uttarakhand's caretaker CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has been chosen as the new state CM after BJP won 47 seats in the 70-member Assembly in the recently-concluded elections. Dhami had lost the Khatima seat to Congress candidate Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, who won by a margin of over 6,500 votes. Dhami had earlier taken charge as CM in July 2021.