Rajasthan CM Announcement highlights: Bhajan Lal meets governor

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

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.

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."

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..."

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

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."

“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.

• 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.

BJP legislative party picks Vasudev Devnani to become new speaker.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.