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Bhajan Lal Sharma Appointed As Rajasthan Chief Minister By BJP; Diya Kumari, Premchand Bairwa Two Deputy CMs
Nishtha Anushree
Dec 12, 2023, 04:33 PM | Updated 04:33 PM IST
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced Bhajan Lal Sharma as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan after gaining a majority in the results announced on 3 December.
Bhajan Lal Sharma was elected as an MLA for the first time from Sanganer assembly constituency. He is organisation general secretary of Rajasthan BJP and is a Brahmin by caste.
Rajasthan observer Rajnath Singh announced that Diya Kumari and Premchand Bairwa will be the two deputy CMs and Vasudev Devnani will be the legislative assembly speaker.
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Nishtha Anushree is Senior Sub-editor at Swarajya. She tweets at @nishthaanushree.
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