Rekha Gupta To Be Next Delhi Chief Minister
Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has been named as the next chief minister of Delhi. The announcement was made following a meeting of the BJP Legislature Party on Wednesday.
While the 50-year-old has been chosen for the top role, Parvesh Verma, who emerged as the giant-killer by defeating former CM Arvind Kejriwal in the recent elections, could be named by the BJP as the deputy CM, reports said.
Gupta, along with senior BJP leaders will meet Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at 8.50 p.m. to stake claim as the chief minister of Delhi.
Gupta will be the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi. The three other women to hold the top position include late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, late Congress leader Sheila Dikshit and Aam Aadmi Party's Atishi.
Notably, Gupta was elected as a legislator in the recently concluded assembly elections by defeating the AAP's Bandana Kumari from the Shalimar Bagh (North-West) assembly constituency.
The swearing-in ceremony of the chief minister and the new cabinet of Delhi will be held at Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. The L-G will administer the oath of office to the CM-designate and the cabinet at 12.35 p.m.
A lawyer by profession, Gupta entered politics as the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) President from 1996 to 1997. She later moved into municipal governance, winning the Delhi Councillor elections from Uttari Pitampura (Ward 54) in 2007 and securing another term in 2012. She has also led the South Delhi Municipal Corporation as Mayor.
Gupta also holds the position of general Secretary in Delhi BJP and previously served as the national vice president of BJP's Mahila Morcha.
The BJP's Delhi unit took to social media platform X to confirm that Gupta has been finalised as the CM-designate.
श्रीमती रेखा गुप्ता जी को दिल्ली भाजपा विधायक दल का नेता चुने जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं अशेष शुभकामनाएँ।
February 19, 2025
हमें पूर्ण विश्वास है कि आपके नेतृत्व में प्रदेश उत्तरोत्तर प्रगति करेगा। pic.twitter.com/K8Mu5SyvdVIn the assembly polls held on Feb. 5, the BJP ended the AAP's 10-year rule in the national capital and its own 27-year drought from power by securing 48 out of the 70 assembly seats.
Delhi witnessed a triangular contest in the elections, with the ruling AAP pitted against the main rival BJP and the Congress, which once led the government in the national capital for 15 straight years. The voting across all the 70 assembly seats saw an overall turnout of 60.42%, as per the data released by the Election Commission.
The AAP, which had won more than 60 seats in the 2015 and 2020 assembly polls, was reduced to 22 seats after this elections. The Congress failed to open its account in Delhi for a third election in a row.
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