Bhajan Lal Sharma to take oath as Rajasthan's Chief Minister today
Bhajan Lal Sharma, the chief minister-designate of India's western state of Rajasthan will take oath in Jaipur on Friday. Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, who were chosen named as deputy chief ministers in the recently held BJP legislature party meeting, will also take oath.
The chief minister and his deputies will be administered the oath of office by Governor Kalraj Mishra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J P Nadda, several union ministers and chief ministers from different states will be at the ceremony in front of the famous Albert Hall at 12 pm.
Massive security measures and seating plans have been organised at the location because a large crowd is expected to come and watch the ceremony.
A party spokesperson told PTI invitations have been sent to central leaders and state chief ministers for the ceremony.
Posters and banners showcasing a myriad of central government welfare schemes, alongside cutouts of leaders, adorn all major roads directing toward the venue.
The BJP, which won 115 seats in the November 25 assembly elections while the Congress got 69 seats, surprised with the CM choice.
In fact, all CM choices in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan came as surprises after nine days of secretive deliberations. Leaving behind the big names of several former chief ministers like Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, and Raman Singh, the party eventually picked fresh faces like Vishnu Deo Sai, Mohan Yadav, and Bhajanlal Sharma as Chief Ministers for Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
During a BJP legislature party meeting held on Tuesday, Sharma, a first-time MLA, was announced as the chief minister-designate in the presence of the party's central
