MASTERSTROKE by BJP? Saffron camp names Rekha Gupta as the next Chief Minister of Delhi

The party formed the government in Delhi after defeating the Aam Aadmi Party in the recent assembly elections, securing 48 out of 70 seats.

Delhi CM’s name: The suspense over the name of the chief minister of Delhi finally ended on Wednesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party putting a stamp on Rekha Gupta after a series of meetings. Gupta, 41, won the Shalimar Bagh seat in the recent Delhi Assembly election with a margin of close to 30,000 votes. Gupta started her political career with the Delhi University Students Union elections. “Kaam hi Pehchaan” (my work is my identity), is a tagline the BJP leader uses on her website for her campaigns. Rekha Gupta is the second woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj from the saffron camp.

Rekha Gupta is the National Vice President of the BJP Mahila Morcha. She has previously served as the general secretary of Delhi BJP. Gupta graduated from Daulat Ram College and served as the President of DUSU in the 1996-97 session. She was first elected as a councilor from North Pitampura in 2007.

Kejriwal Wishes Rekha Gupta:

“Many congratulations to Rekha Gupta ji on becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi. I hope that she will fulfill all the promises made to the people of Delhi. We will support her in every work for the development and welfare of the people of Delhi,” Kejriwal wrote on X

Parvesh Verma, who defeated AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi seat, is likely to be the Deputy Chief Minister. Parvesh Verma, Delhi BJP general secretary Ashish Sood, former Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta, Satish Upadhyay and Jitendra Mahajan were some of the contenders.

The party formed the government in Delhi after defeating the Aam Aadmi Party in the recent assembly elections, securing 48 out of 70 seats. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 20 at 4:30 pm Ramilila Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states, NDA leaders, Union Ministers, and other prominent figures will attend the ceremony, reports said.

A key meeting took place at the BJP headquarters on Monday regarding preparations for Delhi’s new government’s oath-taking ceremony. The meeting, attended by BJP’s National General Secretary Vinod Tawde and Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, finalised the ceremony’s arrangements.