The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislative Party convened on Wednesday, February 19, to elect Rekha Gupta as its leader. She is poised to assume the role of chief minister of Delhi, with the official oath-taking ceremony planned for Thursday, February 20.

The BJP Delhi account on X expressed, “Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Mrs. Rekha Gupta ji on her election as the leader of the Delhi BJP Legislative Party. We are confident that the state will thrive under your guidance.”

In response, Gupta stated, “I extend my gratitude to the BJP and appreciate the support from all of you.”

Who’s Rekha Gupta

Rekha Gupta, aged 50, will make history as the first woman from the BJP to serve as chief minister of Delhi. A first-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Gupta successfully contested the Shalimar Bagh constituency in the recent Delhi assembly elections, defeating AAP’s Bandana Kumari by a margin of 29,595 votes, thereby ending AAP’s decade-long dominance in the region.

Professionally a lawyer, Gupta embarked on her political journey in 1992 by joining the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Daulat Ram College, part of Delhi University. She served as the President of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) during the 1996-97 academic year.