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Delhi New CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Kumar Singh will take oath as Delhi ministers today.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Morning visuals from outside Ramlila Maidan and outside Rekha Gupta's residence where she met her supporters.
Delhi New Chief Minister Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Visuals from outside Ramlila Maidan showed a decked up street and ground as the national capital is set to witness the swearing-in ceremony of first-time MLA Rekha Gupta, who will take oath today, February 20, as the new chief minister of Delhi.
Gupta’s name as the CM was announced on Wednesday evening, capping 11 days of suspense over who will get the top post after the BJP returned to power after over 26 years ending the 10-year rule of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP.
Rekha Gupta had won the recently-held Delhi assembly elections 2025 from Shalimar Bagh after defeating AAP candidate Bandana Kumari by over 29,000 votes. She will take the oath of office at a grand ceremony which will begin around 11 AM.
Rekha Gupta will be the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Sheila Dikshit (Congress) and Atishi (AAP).
Around 50,000 people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues and the chief ministers of NDA-ruled states among others, are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Bansuri Swaraj Congratulates Rekha Gupta
A new era of development and progress in Delhi has begun, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said in a post on X, congratulating Rekha Gupta.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Dharmendra Pradhan Congratulates Rekha Gupta
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed confidence that Gupta will work with dedication and take utmost efforts to fulfil expectations of the people and prime minister’s resolve for the welfare of the poor, women, youth, and marginalised sections in Delhi.
“Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Rekha Gupta…,” he wrote on X.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: JP Nadda Congratulates Rekha Gupta
Congratulating Rekha Gupta, BJP national president J P Nadda said Delhi will attain new heights of development and good governance under her leadership.
“I have full confidence that under your able leadership, Delhi will attain new heights of development and good governance. With the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, you will work with utmost dedication to fulfil the aspirations of the people of Delhi,” he said in a post on X.
“Our resolve will be to free Delhi from AAP-da and make it number one in terms of development, convenience and cleanliness,” he added.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Rajnath Singh Congratulates Rekha Gupta
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that Delhi will become the “developed capital of a developed India” with Rekha Gupta’s efforts under the guidance of Prime Minister Modi.
“Congratulations and best wishes to Rekha Gupta on being elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Delhi. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with her efforts, I firmly believe that Delhi will become the developed capital of a developed India,” Singh wrote on X.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Amit Shah Congratulates Rekha Gupta
Amit Shah wrote on X, “I am fully confident that you will work with dedication towards fulfilling the resolve made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Delhi one of the top capitals of the world.” “I trust that under your leadership, the BJP government will work day and night to meet the hopes and expectations with which the mothers and sisters of Delhi have blessed the BJP,” he added.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates: Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra Among 6 To Take Oath Today
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma (from Jat community), Ashish Sood (a Punjabi), Manjinder Singh Sirsa (Sikh face), Ravinder Indraj Singh (Dalit leader), Kapil Mishra (Purvanchali face) and Pankaj Kumar Singh (Purvanchali face) will take oath as Delhi ministers today. Their swearing-in will take place along with Rekha Gupta’s oath-taking at Ramlila Maidan.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Who Is Rekha Gupta's Husband?
Navbharat Times stated that Rekha Gupta is married to Manish Gupta, a businessman in the spare parts industry. The couple has two children: Nikunj Gupta, their son, who is still studying, and Harshita Gupta, their daughter, who supports her father in the business.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Who Is Rekha Gupta's Mother?
According to a report in Navbharat Times, Rekha Gupta’s mother, Urmila Jindal, was a homemaker. In 1976, when Rekha was just two years old, her family moved to Delhi.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Who Are Rekha Gupta's Father And Grandfather?
Rekha Gupta grew up in Nandgarh village, located in Haryana’s Jind district. Her grandfather, Rajendra Jindal, was a commission agent in Julana, while her father, Jai Bhagwan Jindal, worked at the State Bank of India.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Know Route For New Delhi Railway Station
“Use the Paharganj side road for New Delhi Railway Station and avoid the Ajmeri Gate side,” the police said.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Traffic Diversions Today
The Delhi Traffic Police issued a traffic advisory for February 20 as Rekha Gupta is set to take oath as Delhi’s new chief minister at Ramlila Maidan. Diversions will be in place at Subhash Park T-point, Raj Ghat, Delhi Gate, ITO, Ajmeri Gate, Ranjeet Singh Flyover, Bhavbhuti Marg – Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg red light and roundabout Jhandewalan, the police said.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Security Up At Ramlila Maidan
More than 25,000 security personnel will be deployed in the central, north, and New Delhi areas of the city for the oath-taking ceremony.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Celebrations in Delhi and Haryana
Celebrations erupted at Rekha Gupta’s Shalimar Bagh residence and at her native village in Haryana on Wednesday evening
The BJP won 48 out of the 70 assembly seats while the AAP got 22 seats and the Congress drew a blank in the just concluded elections.
Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Rekha Gupta Thanks PM Narendra Modi
Soon after the announcement of her election, Rekha Gupta thanked Prime Minister Modi and said she would work with full honesty, integrity and dedication for the welfare, empowerment and overall development of every citizen of Delhi.
“I am fully committed to this important opportunity to taking Delhi to new heights,” Gupta said in a post on X.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Delhi Can Have Maximum Of 7 Ministers
Delhi can have a maximum of seven ministers including the CM. Sources said that besides Parvesh Verma, the others who could get a ministerial berth were Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Pankaj Singh, Ravinder Singh Indraj and Kapil Mishra.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Will Parvesh Verma Be Deputy CM?
Parvesh Verma, son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma who defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, was among the strong contenders for the top post. The Delhi Assembly poll results were declared on February 8.
There was no official word from the party whether there would be a deputy chief minister in the BJP government. However, party sources said that in the Cabinet, representation will be given to all communities.
Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Rekha Gupta Stakes Claim To Form BJP Government
Rekha Gupta, accompanied by Prasad, Dhankar and Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva among others, met Lt Governor VK Saxena and staked claim to form the government.
Late in the night, a post of the LG on X said he has accepted the claim by Gupta and invited her to form the new government.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Who Proposed Her Name As CM?
Rekha Gupta’s name was proposed by senior party leaders Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay during the legislature party meeting of all the 48 newly-elected BJP MLAs. The meeting was held in presence of senior BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad, who along with OP Dhankar was appointed as the party’s two central observers.
Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Rekha Gupta Has 32-Year-Old Association With RSS
Born in Haryana’s Julana, Rekha Gupta has a 32-year association with the RSS and is a former Delhi civic councillor.
Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: Rekha Gupta Hails From BJP's 'Loyal Voter Base' Of 'Baniyas'
Though the Law graduate from Delhi University with strong RSS roots is making her debut in the Assembly, Rekha Gupta, who hails from the Baniya community, entered politics as an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) member in 1992.
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: She Will Be 2nd Woman CM In Country
Rekha Gupta will now be the second woman chief minister in the country after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal).
Rekha Gupta Delhi New CM News LIVE Updates: BJP's Message To Women Voter Base
The selection of Rekha Gupta, who will be the only woman chief minister among the states being ruled by the BJP or in coalition with its allies at present, is being seen as efforts by the BJP to send a message to its women voter base.
