Jaipur: In a surprise move, BJP picked Bhajan Lal Sharma, the first Time MLA from the Sanganer, as the new chief minister of Rajasthan. 

Earlier today, a BJP legislature party meeting was held in Jaipur to pick the BJP face to rule the state for the next five years.

The meeting was held in the presence of the party's three central observers led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The two other observers are Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey.

At the meeting, the CM-designate's name was proposed by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who was herself considered to be in the running for the top post.

In the recent Rajasthan assembly polls, the BJP secured 115 seats out of 199, leading to the ousting of the incumbent Ashok Gehlot government, while the Congress won 69 seats.