Jaipur, Dec 13: In yet another surprise move by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA was declared the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
The announcement took everyone by surprise including former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje. A video is going viral on social media, with the claim that Vasundhara Raje was given a chit by the BJP and was told to open it during the press conference.
Several netizens took to X and commented on Raje's expression upon opening the chit. They claimed that the former Rajasthan CM looked 'perplexed' on opening the chit. It seemed that she panicked a little bit after seeing Bhajajn Lal Sharma. Rajnath Singh is also seen in the video, laughing after the chit is opened.
Why?
The reason behind her shocking reaction is because of the strong lobbying done by Vasundhara Raje to get the Chief Minister's post. Not only had she tried to get party MLAs on her side, but also went to Delhi to meet the BJP leadership for another stint as the CM.
Though, things didn't turn out the way she would have wanted them to. Vasundhara, hoping to be named Rajasthan CM herself, was given the job of 'suggesting' Bhajan Lal Sharma's name as the Chief Minister.
Bhajan Lal Sharma in his speech post the announcement even thanked Vasundhara Raje for suggesting his name as the Chief Minister, after Rajnath Singh announced that it was Raje who suggested Sharma's name for the state's top post.