On 18 March 2016, nine Congress MLAs rebelled against Rawat, reducing the Congress-led Government to a minority. The Union Government decided to impose President's Rule in the state, and the order was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee on 27 March 2016. He was later reinstated as Chief Minister on 11 May 2016 after winning the trust vote. On 11 March, Congress under the leadership of Harish Rawat lost the 2017 Assembly Elections to BJP. He was also defeated from the two seats (Haridwar Rural and Kichha) from which he contested. Positions held Electoral Performances Lok Sabha Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly References 12. उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री ने प्रवासियों से कहा - घर लौट आओ प्लीज http://www.uttarakhandnews.org/2015/02/uttarakhandchiefministerharishrawat_4.html External links Official website of CM of Uttarakhand |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1948 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians People from Almora district University of Lucknow alumni Kumaoni people India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 2009–2014 Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Lok Sabha members from Uttarakhand Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand Uttarakhand politicians People from Haridwar district Finance Ministers of Uttarakhand