NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday picked Prem Chand Bairwa and Diya Kumari as the new deputies of Rajasthan chief minister-designate Bhajan Lal Sharma.

Bairwa is the sitting BJP MLA from Dudu constituency. He won the seat in the 2023 state polls by defeating Congress candidate Babulal Nagar with a margin of 35,743 votes.
‘Princess who walks on the streets’

Diya Kumari won from the Vidyadhar Nagar constituency against Congress’ Sitaram Agarwal with a margin of 71,368 votes.
Diya Kumari is the granddaughter of Man Singh II, the last ruling maharaja of the princely state of Jaipur. Her appeal for votes was made as a “daughter of Jaipur” and the “princess who walks on the streets”.

Since joining the BJP in 2013, Diya Kumari has won the two elections she contested. She became an elected MLA from the Sawai Madhopur constituency in 2013. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, she was elected as an MP from Rajsamand.

Diya Kumari, 52, holds a Graduate Diploma in Fine Art (Decorative Painting) from Chelsea School of Arts, London; and a Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from Amity University, Jaipur.
Meanwhile, MLA Vasudev Devnani will be the Speaker. He hails from Ajmer and has previously served as the state education minister.
(With inputs from agencies)