BJP picks Bhajanlal Sharma as next Rajasthan Chief Minister; Diya Kumari to be his deputy

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday picked Bhajanlal Sharma for the chief minister's post in Rajasthan, ending the suspense that went on for days after the party staged a comeback..

Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa have been appointed as deputy chief ministers...

Bhajanlal Sharma, who comes from the RSS background,is the sitting MLA from the Sanganer assembly seat, which falls under Jaipur..

The name was announced in the BJP Legislature Party meeting at the party's state headquarters, which was attended by central observer Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and two co-observers -- national vice president Saroj Pandey and national general secretary Vinod Tawde...

After the party returned to power, names of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, MPs Baba Balaknath and Diya Kumari, union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ashwini Vaishnaw started doing the rounds..

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