Did Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma Praise Ashok Gehlot? No, Viral Account Is Fake

The X (formerly Twitter) account seen in the viral photo is not Rajasthan's newly elected CM's account.

Fact-Check: A post made by a fake account identifying as Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma is going viral on social media.

(Photo: The Quint)

A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) is going viral on the internet to claim that Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma praised former CM Ashok Gehlot after winning the elections.

• The X post seen in the viral screenshot states that Gehlot has contributed a lot to the state and its citizens.

• It also carried an image showing Gehlot tendering his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra.

An archive can be seen here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: The account with '@mlabhajanlal' username seen in the viral screenshot does not belong to Sharma.

• Sharma's official account on X goes by '@BhajanlalBjp' which was recently tagged by Gehlot as well as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajasthan's official X accounts.

How did we find out the truth?: We checked the account on X where the name and the bio of the account specified that this is a 'parody account' of Sharma.

This is not Bhajanlal Sharma's real account.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

• Archive of the this account on Wayback Machine from 12 December 2023 also shows 'parody' specified in the bio.

• We also checked Gehlot's account and found that he had tagged '@BhajanlalBjp' to congratulate him on becoming the new CM of the state.

• Sharma also replied to Gehlot from this account showing his gratitude.

• However, the account is not verified.

• We also found BJP Rajasthan's official account on X tagging '@BhajanlalBjp' in their recent post.

In fact, Sharma has criticized Gehlot on this X account in the past, which can be seen here and here.

Conclusion: A post made by a fake account identifying as Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma is going viral on social media.

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