Rajasthan CM Announcement highlights: Bhajan Lal meets governor

Rajasthan CM Announcement highlights: Intense talks was going on from Delhi to Jaipur, following the BJP's win of 115 seats out of 199.

BJP leaders meet Rajasthan governor to stake calim for government formation.

Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: After setting the suspense in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced Bhajan Lal Sharma as new chief minister face of Rajasthan....Read More

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• 12 Dec 2023, 06:51:40 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM-elect Bhajan Lal Sharma thanks 'probable' Vasundara Raje in first reaction

  MP-turned-MLA Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa have been selected as the deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan to balance caste equations. Read here

• 12 Dec 2023, 05:47:31 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: CM-designate Bhajan Lal meets governor

• 12 Dec 2023, 05:39:27 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Just joined? Here’s all you need to know

  

  Diya Kumari is deputy CM-designate (L), Bhajan Lal Sharma is CM-designate (M), Prem Chandra Bairwa is deputy CM-designate.

  Bhajan Lal picked as to be new CM of Rajasthan. Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa will serve as deputy chief ministers, and Vasudev Devnani will be the speaker of the state assembly.

• 12 Dec 2023, 05:30:59 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates:Baba Balak Nath’s first reaction after Bhajan Lal elected as next CM

  BJP MLA Balak Nath said, "CM Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy CMs Diya ji and Bairwa Ji and Speaker Devnani ji together will take the state forward."

• 12 Dec 2023, 05:18:57 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: What Rajasthan BJP chief CP Joshi said on Bhajan Lal’s elevation?

  Rajasthan BJP president CP Joshi said, "...He has been serving the party delicately for a very long time... It is a very joyful moment that Bhajan Lal Sharma's name has been announced for the CM post of Rajasthan..."

• 12 Dec 2023, 05:08:11 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Bhajan Lal to meet governor and stake claim for government formation

  Rajasthan CM-designate Bhajanlal Sharma is en route to Raj Bhawan in Jaipur to formally stake his claim to form the state government.

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:52:43 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: What Kirodi Lal Meena said on Bhajan Lal?

  On Bhajanlal Sharma as the new Rajasthan CM, state BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena says, "I am very happy. He will take the state ahead. His name was proposed by Vasundhara ji and I forwarded the name...I am not in line for a minister post."

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:43:26 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Vasundhara Raje proposed Bhajan Lal’s name

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

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:38:30 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Who is Bhajan Lal Sharma

  • Bhajan Lal Sharma is the first-time MLA from the Sanganer assembly constituency.

  • He is considered close to the party's ideological mentor RSS

  • He is also said to be trusted party member of BJP chief JP Nadda.

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:36:40 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Vasudev Devnani to become new speaker

  BJP legislative party picks Vasudev Devnani to become new speaker.

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:34:37 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Bhajan Lal elected. Watch video

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:32:18 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Rajasthan to have two deputy CMs

  Rajasthan to have two deputy CMs- Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:21:06 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP picks Bhajan LaL Sharma

  Bhajan Lal Sharma, first Time MLA from Sanganer assembly constituency has been chosen as CM of Rajasthan

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:13:33 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP’s MLAs meet underway

• 12 Dec 2023, 04:03:37 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Just joined? Here’s all you need to know

  The BJP legislature party convened in Jaipur on Tuesday afternoon to select the new chief minister of Rajasthan. Led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the meeting is taking place at the BJP office and includes two other observers, Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey. The proceedings will determine the leader of the legislature party, who will assume the role of chief minister following the BJP's recent victory in the assembly elections.

• 12 Dec 2023, 03:56:06 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: High-level meet begins

  BJP legislature party meeting begins in Jaipur to pick Rajasthan's next chief minister.

• 12 Dec 2023, 03:43:52 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Suspense to end by 5pm!

  Everything will be clear by 5 pm today. I am not in this race (to become the CM)," said Rajasthan BJP chief C P Joshi.

• 12 Dec 2023, 03:25:03 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Observers reach BJP office in Jaipur

• 12 Dec 2023, 03:16:39 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Observers, senior BJP leaders conducting meeting

  Rajnath Singh and two co-observers, Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey, arrived in the pink city along with Union minister Pralhad Joshi, who served as the party's election in-charge for Rajasthan, in a chartered plane. They were greeted at the airport by state party president C P Joshi and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje.

  Subsequently, they proceeded directly to a hotel near the airport and are currently conducting a meeting.

• 12 Dec 2023, 03:07:08 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Leaders start to arrive at BJP’s state headquarters

• 12 Dec 2023, 03:03:33 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Just joined, here’s all you need to know

  At 4 pm, the BJP legislature party will convene at the party office to select the next chief minister. The recently elected MLAs are already present.

  Following the chief minister's announcement, a delegation will proceed to the Raj Bhawan to stake their claim for government formation.

• 12 Dec 2023, 03:02:59 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP central observers in Jaipur. Watch video

• 12 Dec 2023, 01:56:11 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP central observers reach Jaipur

  Rajnath Singh, Vinod Tawde, and Saroj Pandey, along with Union minister Pralhad Joshi, landed in Jaipur. They were welcomed by former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje.

• 12 Dec 2023, 01:31:58 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Works of public interest getting affected, says Ashok Gehlot on the delay

  “Even after 8 days have passed since the results of the assembly elections, BJP has not been able to choose its chief minister . To divert attention from this, an unsuccessful attempt is being made to create an issue by protesting against the IT action taken at the house of a Rajya Sabha MP. The IT department should immediately issue a bulletin and clarify the situation and let the law take its course. But BJP should tell that for how long the general public will remain in a state of confusion regarding the selection of the chief minister and the works of public interest will continue to be affected,” the outgoing CM Gehlot posted on X, Monday.

• 12 Dec 2023, 01:28:05 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: All set at BJP’s state headquarters

• 12 Dec 2023, 01:13:15 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: ‘Anything could happen,’ BJP MLA adds to suspense

  Ahead of the BJP legislative meeting to select the Rajasthan chief minister on Tuesday, BJP MLA and former whip Jogeshwar Garg claimed that anything could happen.

• 12 Dec 2023, 12:37:37 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: ‘Be ready for surprise,’ says Kirodi Lal Meena

  On being asked about the Rajasthan CM, BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena says, "Your analysis turned out wrong in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh...You should be ready for a surprise..."

• 12 Dec 2023, 12:22:46 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP’s state chief CP Joshi says ‘not in CM race’

• 12 Dec 2023, 12:08:46 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Observers to meet MLAs over lunch, says BJP MLA

• 12 Dec 2023, 11:35:57 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP went for OBC leader in Madhya Pradesh

  On Monday, the BJP selected Mohan Yadav, a three-time MLA from the temple town Ujjain, as the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. This decision came as the party weighed its trust in the numerically significant Other Backward Classes (OBC) and denied stalwart Shivraj Singh Chouhan a record fifth term in office.

• 12 Dec 2023, 11:34:05 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP picked tribal leader in Chhattisgarh

  A tribal leader and seasoned politician, Vishnu Deo Sai, who served as a Union Minister, emerged as the unexpected contender in the week-long suspense over Chhattisgarh's chief ministerial post.

• 12 Dec 2023, 11:18:16 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Top contenders for the post- Kirodi Lal Meena

  • Kirodi Lal Meena won election from Sawai Madhopur seat.

  • The 72-year-old BJP veteran resigned from Rajya Sabha membership to be in state politics.

  • Meena served as a Cabinet minister in the Vasundhara Raje government from 2003 to 2008.

  • However, he departed from the party in 2008 due to purported disagreements with Ms. Raje. Remarkably, in March 2018, he rejoined the BJP.

• 12 Dec 2023, 11:00:15 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Observers yet to arrive in Jaipur

• 12 Dec 2023, 10:54:13 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Top contenders for the post- Diya Kumari

  • Diya Kumari, the granddaughter of Man Singh II, the last ruling maharaja of the princely state of Jaipur, joined the BJP in 2013.

  • She was elected to the Rajasthan assembly in the elections held in 2013 from Sawai Madhopur by defeating Kirodi Lal Meena.

  • In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, she won from Rajsamand constituency by a margin of 5.51 lakh votes and entered the parliament.

  • In the recent polls, she won the Vidhyadhar Nagar assembly seat against Congress' Sitaram Agarwal with a margin of 71,368 votes.

• 12 Dec 2023, 10:50:15 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Top contenders for the post- Baba Balak Nath

  • Baba Balak Nath resigned from Lok Sabha membership where he represented Alwar.

  • In the recent assembly elections, he won from Tijara constituency.

  • Referred to as 'Rajasthan ka Yogi,' Balak Nath holds the position of the eighth 'mahant' at Baba Mast Nath Math.

• 12 Dec 2023, 10:43:05 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Top contenders for the post- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

  Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is a prominent contender.

  • He gained recognition by defeating Ashok Gehlot's son in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

  • Shekhawat is has long affiliation with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and enjoys support from the party's leadership.

  • Ashok Gehlot has accused Shekhawat of a credit cooperative scam and attempting to overthrow the Congress government in 2020.

• 12 Dec 2023, 10:22:27 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Vasundhara Raje’s show of strength

  The supporters of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, a key contender for the CM post, gathered at her residence for a meeting. Several party MLAs and leaders, including Devi Singh Bhati and MLA Anshuman Singh Bhati along with his grandson, met her.

• 12 Dec 2023, 10:07:11 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Who are the BJP central observers?

  • Defence minister Rajnath Singh

  • BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Saroj Pandey

  • BJP’s national general secretary Vinod Tawde

• 12 Dec 2023, 10:01:51 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Announcement LIVE Updates: BJP newly elected MLAs to meet today

  BJP Legislature Party meeting scheduled to be held at 4 pm at the party’s state headquarters in Jaipur.