Senior Congress Leader Harish Rawat becomes the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand today. The Governor Dr. Aziz Qureshi administered him oath of office at Rajbhawan along with 11 cabinet colleagues. Earlier Rawat’s name was finalised in a Congress Legislative Party meeting held in Dehradun in the presence of central party observers – Ambika Soni, Janardan Dwevdi and Gulam Nabi Azad with party MLAs of the State. It may be recalled that Vijay Bahuguna yesterday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister.