Bhubaneswar, Dec 12: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday congratulated BJP leader Bhajanlal Sharma after he was named as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

The Union Minister took  to X, formerly known as Twitter, to congratulate the Sanganer MLA and said he has full confidence that the double engine government of BJP will take Rajasthan to new heights of progress and prosperity under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Bhajanlal Sharma.

सांगानेर के लोकप्रिय विधायक श्री भजन लाल शर्मा जी को भाजपा विधायक दल का नेता व राजस्थान का मुख्यमंत्री मनोनीत किए जाने पर हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के मार्गदर्शन एवं आपके नेतृत्व में भाजपा की डबल इंजन की सरकार राजस्थान को… pic.twitter.com/s4Z6qlBRY9

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 12, 2023

Also Read: First-Time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma Selected As New Rajasthan CM

The BJP today named first-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma (56) as the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

Sharma, who was elected from Sanganer in Jaipur district in the November 25 Assembly elections, has been an office-bearer in the BJP state unit.

There will also be two Deputy Chief Ministers in the state - former MP Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, while Vasudev Devnani has been appointed as the Assembly Speaker.

Diya Kumari, who was the MP from Rajsamand, contested the Assembly elections from Vidhyadhar Nagar, while Bairwa was elected as MLA from Dudu.

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The names were finalised at the legislative party meeting held nine days after the election results were declared on December 3.