The Bharatiya Janata Party right now shocked the folks of the nation by selecting a first-time MLA however an skilled get together employee because the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Sharma, a Brahmin chief, was picked over a number of veteran leaders together with former CM Vasundhara Raje, Mahant Balaknath, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Siddhi Kumari, Diya Kumari (now Deputy CM) and CP Joshi.
While Sharma’s identify is a shock for a lot of, a better take a look at BJP’s ticket distribution reveals that the get together could have deliberate it nicely prematurely that if the get together would get a majority, hewould be the CM candidate. The BJP didn’t reveal its CM face throughout the election and fought the polls on its get together image and in Modi’s identify.Â
Sharma initially hails from Bharatpur, a seat that hasn’t been beneficial for the get together. The Rashtriya Lok Dal received this seat within the final two elections. Although the BJP managed to safe it in 2008 and 2013, it got here after an extended interval of 36 years with no win.
On the opposite hand, Sanganer is a stronghold for the BJP. The get together has constantly held this seat since 2003 and has emerged victorious in eight out of the final ten Assembly elections since its formation in 1977. Remarkably, within the final three state polls, the BJP persistently garnered over 50 per cent of the votes on this constituency. This time as nicely, Sharma defeated the closest Congress rival Pushpendra Bhardwaj by over 48,000 votes.Â
Fielding Sharma, who belongs to Bharatpur, from a secure seat like Sanganer by eradicating the sitting get together MLA, reveals that the BJP has deliberate his elevation way back holding in thoughts the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and caste arithmetics. However, the get together maintained such secrecy round its plan that depart alone opposition leaders or media, even many high leaders of the BJP weren’t conscious of Sharma’s elevation earlier than right now’s official announcement.
