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JAIPUR: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Siddhi Kumari spoke exclusively with The New Indian to reveal that the party’s central leadership had elected Bhajan Lal Sharma as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Following the big reveal of Sharma being selected as the CM, the royal Kumari mooted claims of her being in the coveted race to the office. “I maintain a very low profile, even to be considered as part of the race. Either way, these decisions are taken by the top order and not me,” she told TNI.
EXCLUSIVE ON THE NEW INDIAN: BJP MLA Siddhi Kumari, who was also a part of the race to be #RajasthanNewCM, exhibits her pleasure at the party choosing Bhajan Lal Sharma as the CM.
“Its not a surprise, its a delight.”
Reports @urvashikhona pic.twitter.com/o4WtIv7vkL
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) December 12, 2023
She further highlighted that the BJP’s tricks in all the three polling states where they emerged victorious, namely, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, witnessed a surprising turnaround with the exclusion of the heavy players for the CM’s office. She further illustrated that the ones selected were not surprises but “delights”. She said, “The ones elected (Sharma, Vishnu Deo Sai and Mohan Yadav) were not surprises. A lot of thought is put into their selection, with a lot of consideration. I would not call them surprises, those were delights.”
GROUND REPORT ON THE NEW INDIAN: Rajasthan BJP MLA Govardhan Verma reveals to our Assistant Editor Urvashi Khona (@urvashikhona) about how the #RajasthanNewCM Bhajan Lal Sharma was shocked when his name was announced for the CMO.
“BJP is a party of surprises” pic.twitter.com/x7Ywz6x68I
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) December 12, 2023
Earlier, MP and Chhattisgarh witnessed a strange course of events with the former witnessing a historic overture with Shivraj Singh Chouhan ending his rule of 17 years, making way for Mohan Yadav to lead the state. On the other hand, a similar direction could be witnessed in Chhattisgarh where the state received its first tribal CM in Vishnu Deo Sai. Both Yadav and Sai’s inclusions have created the BJP’s foray into the OBC and tribal communities, respectively.
GROUND REPORT ON THE NEW INDIAN: Rajasthan BJP MLA from Sagwara, Shankar Lal, revealed that nobody from the party was aware of Bhajan Lal Sharma’s appointment as the #RajasthanNewCM.
“Vasundhara Raje had introduced his name,” Lal said.
Reports @urvashikhona pic.twitter.com/a7OgbhA6zK
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) December 12, 2023
On the other hand, she further emphasised the need for good governance, holding that as much more important than the person who is promoted to the office. “Good governance is the most important. Much more important than the name,” said Kumari.
Sharma had been selected as the CM in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, as an Observer, at the BJP Headquarters.
