Bhajanlal Sharma to take oath as Rajasthan Chief Minister on Friday; PM Modi to attend ceremony

Sources said that Sharma will take oath as Rajasthan CM at the Albert Hall in Rajasthan capital Jaipur with PM Modi scheduled to attend the oath taking ceremony besides top BJP leaders. Ahead of the oath taking ceremony, Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma held a meeting late Wednesday evening to take stock of the preparations for the program.

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister designate and first time MLA in Rajasthan, Bhajanlal Sharma will take oath on Friday Dec 15 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to attend the swearing-in ceremony. BJP leaders Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa will be sworn in as the two new Deputy Chief Ministers at the oath taking ceremony.

The grand ceremony will be held at at Albert Hall in Rajasthan capital Jaipur. Ahead of the oath taking ceremony Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma held a meeting late Wednesday evening to take stock of the preparations for the program. An official said that during the meeting, instructions were passed with regard to the security, traffic and other arrangements for the event.

The Chief Secretary has also given instructions to ensure smooth traffic without disrupting normal life. Meanwhile, the officers at the meeting informed the Chief Secretary about the preparations related to their respective departments. CS specifically gave instructions to make tight security arrangements during the Prime Minister's visit.

Besides PM Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Haryana CM Manohar Lal, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav and Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai are also expected to attend the oath taking ceremony. The latter two were sworn in as the CMs of the two respective states on Wednesday after BJP's landslide victory in three state elections.

BJP President JP Nadda, Union Minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Meghwal, Nitin Gadkari, Mansukh Mandaviya, Ramdas Athawale, Kailash Choudhary, Biseshwar Tuddu, state in-charge Arun Singh and Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis will also attend the program. will participate in this grand event.