A team of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Vice President Saroj Pandey, National General Secretary Vinod Tawde and Union Minister Pralahd Joshi, who was also the Rajasthan election in-charge, met with the state MLAs before announcing the names.
Who is Prem Chand Bairwa?
Born on August 31, 1969, Bairwa has an MPhil and a PhD. He comes from a Dalit family and stepped into politics as an ABVP worker. In 2000, Bairwa worked as a member of the Zila Parishad in ward number 15 of the Dudu constituency. In 2013, when the same seat was reserved for Schedules Caste candidates, the BJP leader went on to register his first victory over Congress Hazari Lal Nagar.
The new Rajasthan deputy CM is married to Narayani Devi and has four children—one son and three daughters.
In Rajasthan, the BJP won 115 seats out of the 199 that went to the polls last month.
CM choices for MP and Chhattisgarh
Much like Rajasthan, the BJP went for relatively new faces as their CM picks in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as well. While Mohan Yadav will be sworn in as the Madhya Pradesh CM, Vishnu Deo Sai will helm the Chhattisgarh government.
(Edited by : Ajay Vaishnav)