He has purportedly been removed from the Cabinet and the party's primary membership after he met with some Congress leaders ahead of the upcoming Assembly election. He reportedly visited Delhi on Sunday.

Harak Singh Rawat told India Today he was not aware of the proceedings against him.

Harak Singh Rawat is likely to join the Congress at 12 noon on Monday in the presence of former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat and Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal.

Along with Harak Singh Rawat, two more BJP MLAs are likely to join the Congress too.

Harak Singh Rawat was among the ten MLAs who rebelled against Congress leader Harish Rawat and switched to the BJP in 2016.

The Uttarakhand Assembly election is scheduled to be held in a single phase on February 14, 2022. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.

The last assembly polls in Uttarakhand in 2017 were held in a single phase and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 57 of the state's 70 Assembly constituencies.

This time, the Uttarakhand Assembly polls are likely to witness a three-cornered fight among the ruling BJP, the Congress led by Harish Rawat and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party.

(With inputs from agencies)