Sanganer MLA Bhajanlal Sharma was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan at a mass ceremony on Friday, attended by thousands of BJP workers enthused by the first-time legislator occupying the top post. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers, and the CMs of BJP-ruled States were in attendance.
Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Sharma and Deputy Chief Ministers Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa at the function held in front of the Albert Hall in the Ram Niwas Garden. Mr. Sharma, who was the BJP’s State general secretary till recently, took charge of the State on the day he turned 56.
