Bhajan Lal Sharma Sworn In As Rajasthan Chief Minister
First-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma sworn in as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan on Friday, December 15. Bhajan Lal Sharma was administered the oath by Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra during the ceremony at the Ramnivas Bag in Jaipur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP President JP Nadda were also present during the ceremony. The main highlight of the ceremony is that Bhajan Lal Sharma took charge of Rajsthan on his 57th birthday. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to Bhajan Lal Sharma and added that he is a dedicated BJP worker.
Birthday greetings to Rajasthan”s CM Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma Ji. A dedicated Party Karyakarta for years, he has made commendable efforts to strengthen BJP across the state. As he embarks on his Chief Ministerial journey, I wish him the very best in fulfilling people”s aspirations.… pic.twitter.com/gtyxOchzNy
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 15, 2023
Bhajan Lal Sharma, the 56-year-old BJP leader, is a first-time MLA from Jaipur”s Sanganer constituency. Bhajan Lal Sharma was named the Chief Minister of Rajasthan after the BJP legislature party meeting in Jaipur on Tuesday, December 12. Along with Bhajan Lal Sharma, BJP MLA Diya Kumari and MLA Prem Chand Bairwa were sworn in as deputy chief ministers. of Rajasthan. Apart from PM Modi and Amit Shah, the oath event was also attended by top BJP leaders, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and the chief ministers of some BJP-ruled states.
Notably, former Rajasthan CM and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot also attended the ceremony. BJP leader Vasundhara Raje also attended the swearing-in. It is worth mentioning Bhajan Lal Sharma”s name, as Rajasthan CM was proposed by Vasundhara Raje. The BJP secured an incredible victory in the recently concluded Rajasthan Assembly election and won 115 seats. However, the Congress party managed to get only 69 seats in the desert state. Bhajan Lal Sharma, who has served as the State General Secretary for the BJP four times, won the Sanganer seat in the election by defeating Congress candidate Pushpendra Bhardwaj with a margin of 48,081 votes.
