New Delhi: Rekha Gupta has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Delhi, following a meeting of the Delhi BJP legislative party on Wednesday evening. Gupta, a first-time MLA, will be sworn in tomorrow at a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan, which is expected to be attended by top BJP leaders, union ministers, and dignitaries from various fields.
Later on Wednesday, Gupta met Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, at Raj Niwas and staked her claim to form the new government.
Gupta, 50, becomes the fourth woman to serve as Delhi’s Chief Minister and the second from the BJP after Sushma Swaraj. She won the Shalimar Bagh seat in the recent Delhi assembly elections with 68,200 votes. Gupta, who has been active in politics since her student days with ABVP at Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, served as the President of the Delhi University Students’ Union in 1992. She later served as the General Secretary of BJP’s Mahila Morcha in Delhi.
A lawyer by profession, Gupta has also held significant roles in local politics, including serving as the Mayor of South Delhi Municipal Corporation and as a Delhi Councillor. She is currently the General Secretary of Delhi BJP.
Expressing her gratitude for the party’s trust, Gupta pledged to work for the welfare and development of all citizens of Delhi. “I will dedicate myself to serving every resident of Delhi, with honesty, integrity, and commitment,” she stated.
The oath-taking ceremony will take place at 12:35 PM tomorrow, where Gupta will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Chief Ministers from around 20 states are expected to attend the event.
Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory in anticipation of large crowds, with several diversions and restrictions in place to manage the flow of traffic during the ceremony.
