Bhajanlal Sharma: From first-time MLA to the face of Rajasthan politics

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The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed Bharatpur's Bhajanlal Sharma as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan putting an end to the lingering suspense over the leadership in the state...

BJP's Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa will hold the position of deputy chief minister of the state..

Meanwhile, Vasudev Devnani has been named the state assembly speaker...

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 the three states...

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...

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