Bhajan Lal Sharma swears in as Rajasthan CM
Jaipur/IBNS: Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday took oath as the Rajasthan Chief Minister days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a sweeping victory in the desert state.
Along with Sharma, Diya Kumari and senior leader Prem Chand Bairwa took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh among others.
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BJP leader Bhajanlal Sharma took oath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of the state. pic.twitter.com/KF3Xot1GUM
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje was also present.
The BJP defeated Congress to return to power in Rajasthan in the recently concluded Assembly polls.
In 199-seat assembly, the BJP won 115 seats as opposed to Congress' 69 seats.
