Bhajanlal Sharma Announced As New Rajasthan CM; Diya Kumari And Prem Chand Bairwa To Be Deputy CMs

Jaipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday (December 12) declared Bhajanlal Sharma, a first-time MLA as the new Rajasthan Chief Minister. With the announcement of the name of the CM, suspense has now ended on the names of CMs in all the three states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh - which the BJP won in the recently concluded Assembly elections. Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa will be the deputy CMs, announced Rajnath Singh.

According to reports, the announcement of the name of Bhajanlal Sharma was done by senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, speaking at the event, said that Bhajanlal's name was proposed by Kirodi Lal Meena, Jabbar Singh and others.

Rajnath Singh said, "Rajasthan will move on the path of development under Bhajanlal Sharma."

Earlier, BJP central observers for Rajasthan - Rajnath Singh and Vinod Tawde along with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi had left for Jaipur and reached the state for the important announcement.

A group photo was also taken of all BJP MLAs with the central observers in what was a show of unity as the announcement on Rajasthan CM's name took longer than other states.

(This is breaking news. More details awaited)