Bhanwar Lal Sharma

Bhanwar Lal Sharma (22 November 1924 – 29 May 2020) was an Indian politician and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan. He was a six-time elected Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Hawa Mahal constituency in Jaipur and held several cabinet portfolios in the Government of Rajasthan under Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.

He served as the President of the BJP’s Rajasthan unit three times and played a key role in strengthening the party organization during the 1980s and 1990s.

Political career Bhanwar Lal Sharma began his political career during the Janata Party era and was first elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 1977. He went on to represent the Hawa Mahal constituency for six consecutive terms until 2003.

As a senior organizational leader in the BJP, Sharma served as the President of BJP Rajasthan in 1986–87, again in 1989–90, and once more briefly in the early 1990s.

His long tenure and organizational leadership earned him recognition as a seasoned political strategist within the party, particularly in Jaipur and central Rajasthan.

Death Bhanwar Lal Sharma died on 29 May 2020 in Jaipur at the age of 95.