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After much speculations, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that Bhajan Lal Sharma will be the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Sharma, a first-time MLA from the Sanganer constituency, was picked for the CM's post in Rajasthan, which is a key state where the party regained power, even as there were conjectures about various big leaders from the state being in the race for the top job.

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The announcement for Rajasthan’s CM came more than a week after BJP won the recently concluded assembly elections. 

Two Deputy CMs were also named for Rajasthan — Diya Kumari and Premchand Bairwa.

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A lot of brainstorming and speculations went on for the CM’s post in Rajasthan. Two-time former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was one of the probables for the post. 

Bhajan Lal Sharma: Rajasthan’s new Chief Minister

BJP appointed 56-year-old Bhajan Lal Sharma as the new CM of Rajasthan. Earlier in the day, three central observers from the party, led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jaipur to oversee the legislature party meeting, where the chief minister-elect was picked.

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“Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje proposed the name of Bhajanlal Sharma as the leader of legislative party, which was agreed upon unanimously," said Union Minister Rajnath Singh at a press conference in Jaipur.

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Sharma represents the Sanganer Assembly constituency he won by a margin of 48,081 votes and was elected MLA for the first time. 

He has served as the State General secretary for the Bharatiya Janata Party four times and is close to the central leadership.

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Sharma is considered to be close to the party's ideological mentor RSS and also known as someone who enjoys the trust of BJP chief JP Nadda.

The elections were held in the state on Nov 25 for 199 seats of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on Dec 3. The BJP secured a thumping majority, dethroning the Indian National Congress (INC)’s Ashok Gehlot from power. 

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BJP won 115 seats out of 199 seats, ousting INC in the state. Since then, all eyes have been on BJP over its CM appointment. 

In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as well, the BJP went for surprise choices, picking Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai respectively, keeping in view the respective caste equations in these two states ahead of the 2024 general elections.

(With inputs from agencies)