Gupta would be the first woman CM of the party after Vasundhara Raje Scindia who demitted office in 2018. The party is currently in power with its NDA allies in 19 states and has CMs in 13.

BJP leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's response ... Bhajanlal Sharma for the position. Raje, a member of the influential Scindia royal family, was the first woman Chief ...