First-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma becomes next CM of Rajasthan; Know who he is-
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Jaipur, Dec 12: In yet another surprising development, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) announced Bhajan Lal Sharma became the next CM of Rajasthan.
1. Bhajan Lal Sharma won the Sanganer constituency in Rajasthan Assembly Elections by 1,45,162 votes. He was contesting against Pushpendra Bhardwaj of Congress.
2. He is a Post Graduate in M.A (Politics) from Rajasthan University.
2. He is a Post Graduate in M.A (Politics) from Rajasthan University.
3. In his earlier days in politics, Sharma has been with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
4. He is also among the longest-serving general secretaries of the BJP in the state, which the BJP took after defeating the Congress in the recent election.
4. He is also among the longest-serving general secretaries of the BJP in the state, which the BJP took after defeating the Congress in the recent election.
#WATCH | BJP names Bhajanlal Sharma as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/j3awHnmH7k
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2023
Rajasthan Assembly Elections
Earlier today, three BJP observers, led by defence minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jaipur to oversee the legislature party meeting, where the chief minister-elect was picked.
The central team included Vinod Tawde and Sarok Pandey and union minister Pralhad Joshi, the BJP incharge for Rajasthan. The team was welcomed by CP Joshi and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje.
The two-time former CM Raje was one of the probables for the chief ministerial post. The team hadn't revealed who the probables were for the coveted post. However, the names of MP-turned-MLA Balaknath, Raje, Kirori Lal Meena and Diya Kumari had been doing the rounds in political circles.
The BJP won 115 seats out of the 199 that went to polls in Rajasthan.
In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the BJP went for surprise choices -- Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai respectively -- keeping in view the respective caste equations in these two states ahead of the 2024 general elections.