Bhajanlal Sharma, first-time MLA, to be Rajasthan's Chief Minister

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The Bhartiya Janata Party on Tuesday appointed Sanganer MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan, putting an end to the lingering suspense over the leadership in the state..

At the meeting, the CM-designate's name was proposed by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who was herself considered to be in the running for the top post...

Earlier today, Rajnath Singh and other party observers Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey held a meeting in which Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Rajasthan BJP Election in-charge Pralhad Joshi was also present.. With this announcement, the BJP brass has now appointed Chief Ministers in all three states, days after it stormed to power in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh...

BJP's thumping victory in state elections without naming a chief ministerial face gave the already powerful central leadership of the saffron party a free hand in the selection of the chief minister in Rajasthan...

The Prime Minister led the BJP's campaign front and centre in the Hindi heartland and the strategy clearly reaped rich dividends for the saffron party...

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