Rivals Ashok Gehlot, Gajendra Shekhawat Share Stage At Rajasthan Chief Minister Oath Ceremony

Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who was among the frontrunners for the Chief Minister post, was also on the dias sitting next to Mr Shekhawat.

The former chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot reached the swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and sat next to "rival" Gajendra Singh Shekhwat.

Mr Gehlot has been repeatedly targeting Union minister Shekhawat, accusing him of being involved in the Sanjivani Credit Co-operative Society 'scam'. Shekhawat, in turn, has filed a defamation case against Gehlot in Delhi.

They were seen talking together as they waited for the oath-taking ceremony to begin.