Vijender Gupta Elected As Delhi Assembly Speaker
The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly began today, marking the BJP's return to power after 26 years.
BJP leader Vijender Gupta has been elected as the Speaker of the 70-member Delhi Assembly. The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly began today, marking the BJP's return to power after 26 years.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was the first to take the oath, followed by her six Cabinet ministers. The remaining MLAs were sworn in thereafter.
The proceedings began with legislators singing Vande Mataram. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was present in the Speaker's gallery to witness the session.
AAP MLAs have elected former Delhi chief minister Atishi as the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.
Who Is Vijender Gupta?
Gupta is one of the top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a sitting MLA from the Rohini constituency. Born on August 14, 1963, Gupta began his political journey as the secretary of the Janata Vidyarthi Morcha at the age of 20.
Gupta served as a councillor in Rohini thrice and as the president of the Delhi BJP unit from 2010 to 2013. In the 2025 Delhi elections, Gupta defeated AAP candidate Pradeep Mittal and Congress candidate Sumesh Gupta in the Rohini seat in the 2025 Elections. Vijender Gupta won the Rohini seat against the AAP's Pardeep Mittal in the recently held elections.
Meanwhile, AAP MLAs protested inside the Delhi Assembly as Atishi alleged that pictures of Dr BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh had been removed from Cthe M's office. Speaker Gupta said, "It was a courtesy address. You should not have made it a political platform. The opposition does not want the House to run smoothly. AAP has come with the intention of disrupting the House. Maintain the dignity of the House"
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