Kapil Mishra, Parvesh Verma Among 6 Ministers To Be Sworn-In With Rekha Gupta
First-time MLA Rekha Gupta will be the new Chief Minister of Delhi. She will become the fourth woman CM of Delhi after taking oath on February 20 at Ramlila Maidan.
Delhi swearing-in ceremony today: First-time MLA Rekha Gupta is all set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi today in a mega swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan. Along with her, six other MLAs, including Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh will also take oath as Delhi Ministers.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena will administer the oath to the new chief minister and cabinet ministers.
Gupta was chosen as the Leader of the BJP Legislative Party at a crucial meeting on Wednesday evening. Following the meeting, she was named the next Delhi CM, ending 11 days of suspense over the top post after BJP returned to power after 26 years, ending the decade-long rule of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.
Rekha Gupta had contested the Shalimar Bagh seat in the Delhi Assembly elections on February 5, defeating AAP candidate Bandana Kumari by nearly 30,000 votes.
Later, she met Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and staked claim to form the next government in Delhi.
"Leader of the BJP Legislative Party in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Smt Rekha Gupta called on Hon’ble LG, Shri V. K. Saxena at Raj Niwas and staked her claim to form the new Government of NCT of Delhi. Hon’ble LG accepted the claim and invited her to form the new government," Delhi LG said in a post on X.
Leader of the BJP Legislative Party in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Smt Rekha Gupta called on Hon’ble LG, Shri V. K. Saxena at Raj Niwas and staked her claim to form the new Government of NCT of Delhi.
— LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) February 19, 2025
Hon’ble LG accepted the claim and invited her to form the new government. pic.twitter.com/OYnZyj3gbl
Over 25,000 security personnel have been deployed in and around the venue to ensure law and order. The Delhi Police has also issued traffic advisories anticipating a massive crowd on Thursday.
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