5 Key Points On Bhajanlal Sharma, New Rajasthan Chief Minister
Bhajanlal Sharma has been appointed Rajasthan Chief Minister The BJP has appointed first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the Chief
Bhajanlal Sharma has been appointed Rajasthan Chief Minister
The BJP has appointed first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The announcement came after Rajnath Singh and other party observers Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey met, where election in-charge Pralhad Joshi was also present.
Here’s your 5-point cheatsheet to this big story
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Mr Sharma is from Bharatpur, but he was not given a ticket there as the seat was not seen as a winnable one. He contested from Sanganer and won.
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He is an organisation man. He is also among the longest-serving general secretaries of the BJP in the state, which the BJP took after defeating the Congress in the recent election.
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In his earlier days in politics, Mr Sharma has been with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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He is known as the go-to man for any party activity in Rajasthan. He is an upper caste leader, but keeps a low profile.
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The affidavit filed with the Election Commission says Mr Sharma, 56, is a postgraduate. He declared assets worth Rs 1.5 crore, which includes Rs 43.6 lakh in moveable assets and Rs 1 crore in immovable assets.
