Dehradun, May 12 (PTI): Harish Rawat on Thursday held the first meeting of his cabinet after being reinstated as Uttarakhand chief minister and decided to implement pending decisions and government orders speedily.

The cabinet meeting was held a day after President's Rule was revoked in Uttarakhand.

It was decided to expedite implementation of the old decisions of the Cabinet, the government said in a note the information department said.

The press briefing, that was to be held after the Cabinet meeting at 12:30pm was cancelled.

Rawat was on Wednesday restored as chief minister of Uttarakhand, 46 days after a rebellion in his Congress party prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Delhi to impose President’s rule. Rawat challenged the decision and won the trust vote ordered by the Supreme Court..

Shortly after the court announced that Rawat had won the vote, the Union Cabinet recommended to the President lifting of President's rule to enable restoration of the Rawat government.