Rajasthan Assembly Election

The rift between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot camps in Rajasthan, which started soon after the 2018 Assembly polls, seems far from over even after the completion of Lok Sabha elections in the desert state.

The Congress had not appointed anyone as the CLP leader after the party lost in last month's assembly elections in the state.

Congress candidate Rupinder Singh Koonar on Monday won the Karanpur assembly election, defeating BJP minister Surendra Pal Singh by 11,283 votes.

Congress candidate Rupinder Singh Koonar is leading by over 3,283 votes against his BJP rival after eight rounds of counting of votes in Karanpur assembly seat in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district.

Elections were held in five states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram - in November and December.

A group photo taken at the BJP office here ahead of the legislature party meeting earlier this week showed Bhajan Lal Sharma in the very last row.

Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA from the Sanganer Assembly constituency, took oath as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan on Friday, while Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa were sworn in as his two deputies in the BJP-led state government.

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra confirmed the news and said the party is ready for the contest.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhajan Lal Sharma as the Rajasthan chief minister today.

Chief Minister designates Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai will take their oath as the new Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively, today.

Diya Kumari, who has been named as Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister, on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for placing trust in her and providing her the opportunity to serve.

The BJP on Tuesday unveiled first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the new Rajasthan Chief Minister, completing a hat-trick of left field picks to lead states it won last month.

The BJP announced that Diya Kumari, one of the frontrunners for the chief minister's post, and scheduled caste leader Prem Chand Bairwa will be the deputy chief ministers in the state.

The BJP has appointed first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The announcement came after Rajnath Singh and other party observers Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey met, where election in-charge Pralhad Joshi was also present.

After a week of secretive deal-making - and snide swipes from the opposition - the BJP pulled the trigger twice in as many days, naming Vishnu Deo Sai and Mohan Yadav as the new chief ministers of Chhattisgarh and neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

The rift between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot camps in Rajasthan, which started soon after the 2018 Assembly polls, seems far from over even after the completion of Lok Sabha elections in the desert state.

The Congress had not appointed anyone as the CLP leader after the party lost in last month's assembly elections in the state.

Congress candidate Rupinder Singh Koonar on Monday won the Karanpur assembly election, defeating BJP minister Surendra Pal Singh by 11,283 votes.

Congress candidate Rupinder Singh Koonar is leading by over 3,283 votes against his BJP rival after eight rounds of counting of votes in Karanpur assembly seat in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district.

Elections were held in five states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram - in November and December.

A group photo taken at the BJP office here ahead of the legislature party meeting earlier this week showed Bhajan Lal Sharma in the very last row.

Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA from the Sanganer Assembly constituency, took oath as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan on Friday, while Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa were sworn in as his two deputies in the BJP-led state government.

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra confirmed the news and said the party is ready for the contest.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhajan Lal Sharma as the Rajasthan chief minister today.

Chief Minister designates Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai will take their oath as the new Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively, today.

Diya Kumari, who has been named as Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister, on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for placing trust in her and providing her the opportunity to serve.

The BJP on Tuesday unveiled first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the new Rajasthan Chief Minister, completing a hat-trick of left field picks to lead states it won last month.

The BJP announced that Diya Kumari, one of the frontrunners for the chief minister's post, and scheduled caste leader Prem Chand Bairwa will be the deputy chief ministers in the state.

The BJP has appointed first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The announcement came after Rajnath Singh and other party observers Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey met, where election in-charge Pralhad Joshi was also present.

After a week of secretive deal-making - and snide swipes from the opposition - the BJP pulled the trigger twice in as many days, naming Vishnu Deo Sai and Mohan Yadav as the new chief ministers of Chhattisgarh and neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.