Rekha Gupta, the MLA from Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh seat, will be DELHI NEW CM . Her name was finalized in the BJP legislative party meeting. The oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister will take place tomorrow at Ram Lila Maidan. Her name was leading the race for the CM position. During the legislative party meeting, Vijendra Gupta and Pravesh Verma proposed Rekha Gupta’s name.
Rekha Gupta will be the next Chief Minister of Delhi, as decided by the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in a meeting held today to choose the legislative party leader. She will be sworn in on Thursday, February 20. Preparations for the grand oath-taking ceremony at the iconic Ramlila Maidan in Delhi are underway, with the event set to begin at 11 am on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other senior leaders.
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) criticized the BJP over the delay in selecting Delhi’s next Chief Minister, claiming that the party was unable to decide on an MLA for the role.
The BJP on Wednesday named Rekha Gupta as the next Chief Minister of Delhi. She will succeed Atishi of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which lost the recently concluded assembly polls.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government in Delhi will be held on Thursday, February 20, at the iconic Ramlila Maidan.
On Monday, the Ramlila Maidan, which can accommodate around 30,000 people, was being prepped with a fresh coat of paint, and the cleaning process was also underway.
A BJP leader stated that the location was chosen because it was at this historic site that the first mega protest, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, was held in 1975 against Indira Gandhi’s government.
The BJP achieved a historic feat in the Delhi Assembly Election 2025, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years. The party won 48 of the 70 assembly seats, dethroning the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power.
