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Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: There are obvious frontrunners for Delhi chief minister post. But the only thing predictable about this BJP of Modi-Shah is its unpredictability.
Delhi CM Announcement Live Updates: The oath-taking ceremony will be held on Thursday, February 20. (PTI Photo)
Delhi CM Name Announcement Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party may elect the next chief minister of Delhi, where it came to power after a gap of 27 years, today, February 19, around 6:30pm. Virendra Sachdeva, BJP’s Delhi unit chief, is said to have visited the iconic Ramlila Maidan on Tuesday to monitor the preparations. The legislative party leader is expected to take oath as the CM tomorrow, February 20.
The BJP formed the government in Delhi after defeating the Aam Aadmi Party in the recently held Delhi assembly election 2025, the results of which were announced on February 8. The suspense over the chief minister of Delhi, however, as the party has yet to make an announcement.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: Powers Of L-G In Delhi
The L-G had the power to summon and prorogue the Metropolitan Council within a time interval of six months.
The 61-member Metropolitan Council had 56 elected members and five nominated members. The Council was headed by the Chairman who presided over the Council and had the final say (like a Speaker) on its proceedings.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: When L-G Became Powerful In Delhi
In 1956, when India was reorganised into states and Union Territories (UT), Delhi was made the UT by an administrator appointed by the President. Its legislative control was taken away by abolishing the Assembly and Council.
But the demand of a democratic set-up in Delhi kept growing and in 1966, the Delhi Administration Act was passed, setting up an Interim Delhi Metropolitan Council with an Executive Council, which was headed by the Lieutenant Governor (L-G).
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: When Delhi Became UT & Its 1st CM
A compromise was struck and in 1951, and Delhi was made a part ‘C’ State (Former Chief Commissioner’s provinces). As per its classification, Delhi was given a 48-member Legislative Assembly, a Legislative Council and a Chief Minister.
In 1952, Congress chose 34-year-old Brahm Prakash as its first Chief Minister and he remained in the post till 1956.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: Team Jawaharlal Nehru Wanted Exclusive Powers Over Delhi
The government would comprise a three-member Council of Ministers, a 50-member legislative Assembly and a Lieutenant Governor, making the nation’s capital a quasi-state of its own, former Lok Sabha secretary SK Sharma wrote in Frontline.
But this recommendation was rejected by most members of the Constituent Assembly. Former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and most Congress veterans like Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Dr Rajendra Prasad believed that Centre must have exclusive powers over Delhi, a report in The Hindu mentioned.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: Division Of Delhi Powers
In 1947, the Constituent Assembly held a discussion regarding the constitutional status of Centrally Administered Provinces such as Delhi, Ajmer, Coorg etc. After a seven-member committee led by Pattabhi Sitaramayya did a roughly three-month study, a report was submitted, which recommended a separate self-government in Delhi.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: What Are The Powers Of Delhi CM?
A blame game over the law and order situation has become a norm for the Delhi government over the past 10 years since the Congress was replaced by the AAP in Delhi and the BJP took powers from the hands of the Congress at the Centre. Air and water pollution, law and order and revenues have been some of the issues over which the BJP and AAP have been bickering on for the past few years.
Here’s a look at the evolving powers of the Delhi chief minister. READ MORE.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: To-Be CM Has No Inkling About His/Her Importance
To put it simply, even the would-be chief minister has no inkling right now that he or she is going to be the CM of Delhi. The BJP makes all its oath-taking ceremonies grand. But it plans to make Delhi’s oath-taking ceremony stand out from the rest. After all, the wait of 28 years calls for massive jubilation, feels the party.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: BJP Has Knack For Doing Things Differently
The BJP has a knack for doing things differently. Tribal-dominated Jharkhand created ripples when it made Raghubar Das the first non-tribal chief minister. In Jat-dominated Haryana, BJP made Manohar Lal Khattar—a Punjabi—as its CM and later picked Nayab Singh Saini, an OBC. The BJP, after sweeping Odisha last year, made Mohan Charan Majhi—from the Santhal tribe—the state’s chief minister. According to the 2011 Census of India, just 8.81% of the Scheduled Tribes in Odisha were Santhal.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: Can BJP Do A Haryana Again To Make Virendra Sachdeva Next Delhi CM?
In a similar fashion, if the leadership deems fit, it can bring someone from outside Delhi who hasn’t contested for the top job, and in that case, Virendra Sachdeva — a non-controversial team man—may fit the bill for the BJP.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: How BJP Picked Haryana CM
A month before the Lok Sabha elections and six months before assembly polls in Haryana, to undo the anti-incumbency against the BJP government, the party replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with his protege and then Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini. In spite of being an MP, he was unanimously accepted as the CM in the legislature group.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live: BJP Went Away From Traditional Practice While Picking Haryana CM
While it has been the BJP’s practice to choose the CM from its pool of MLAs, there have been precedents where the party has brought leaders from outside the elected representatives and made them the chief minister, like in Haryana last year.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: When Bhajan Lal Sharma Did Not Know BJP Will Make Him Rajasthan CM
So, while usual names do the rounds as they do after every election win, one should not be surprised if the next Delhi chief minister is a first-time MLA like the BJP picked Bhajan Lal Sharma for Rajasthan in 2023. A video went viral in which Rajnath Singh handed over a chit to Vasundhara Raje containing Sharma’s name, suggesting that Raje had to propose Sharma’s name.
While high-profile names were doing the rounds, she opened a slip of paper that he handed to her, containing Sharma’s name, which changed Raje’s facial expression. Overnight, a first-time MLA became the state’s chief minister.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Next Delhi CM May Not Even Know He's The CM
The next Delhi chief minister may not even know that he’s the CM — that’s how surprises have followed in ‘Modi-Shah’s BJP’. Gujarat’s Bhupendra Patel was holding a local meeting in his constituency when he received a call to immediately come to Gujarat BJP headquarters. On reaching there—where a very senior BJP leader from the state was also present—the MLA, Bhupendra Patel, was told he was going to be Gujarat’s next chief minister, to his utter disbelief.
The Delhi election is no different. There are the obvious frontrunners. But the only thing predictable about this BJP of Modi-Shah is its unpredictability.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Importance Of Slum Dwellers In Delhi Elections
Another reason to invite slum dwellers is the vote margin between BJP and AAP. According to News18 Hindi, the Aam Aadmi Party has got more than 43 per cent votes in Delhi in this Assembly elections. BJP got more than 45 per cent votes. Arvind Kejriwal has not suffered much loss in terms of vote bank. BJP knows this very well. Thus, the BJP is aiming to make a dent in the politics of Aam Aadmi Party by inviting the heads of all the slums in the swearing-in ceremony of Delhi CM.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Importance Of Slum Dwellers In Delhi Elections
Another reason to invite slum dwellers is the vote margin between BJP and AAP. According to News18 Hindi, the Aam Aadmi Party has got more than 43 per cent votes in Delhi in this Assembly elections. BJP got more than 45 per cent votes. Arvind Kejriwal has not suffered much loss in terms of vote bank. BJP knows this very well. Thus, the BJP is aiming to make a dent in the politics of Aam Aadmi Party by inviting the heads of all the slums in the swearing-in ceremony of Delhi CM.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Why Heads Of Slums Are Being Invited For Swearing-In Ceremony?
‘Jhuggi pradhans’ are likely to be invited for the swearing-in ceremony of the Delhi CM. BJP MP Yogendra Chandolia said that the heads of slums will come in large numbers to the event at Ramlila Maidan. “People from every section of Delhi have been invited, because BJP is coming to power in Delhi with the support of all,” he said. The slum dwellers have played a key role in polls. Arvind Kejriwal had been successful in keeping BJP away from power so far by getting votes from these slum dwellers. This vote bank of his remained intact in this election as well.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Can A Woman Be Delhi CM?
According to News18 Hindi, the name of a woman chief minister for Delhi also cropped up. This is because BJP does not have a woman CM in any state.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Can Ex-Congress Leader Arvinder Singh Lovely Be Next Delhi CM?
Can BJP spring a surprise and choose former Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely as next Delhi CM? According to a News18 Hindi report, the voice for a Sikh face as chief minister has gained momentum. The main reason for this is a strategy to reduce the dominance of Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. Arvind Kejriwal’s party is already in power in Punjab. It is said that after Delhi, the BJP wants to finish AAP in Punjab too. This is the reason why names of Arvinder Singh Lovely and Rajouri Garden MLA Majinder Singh Sirsa are doing the rounds.
Delhi New CM Name Announcement In Evening Today?
According to News18 Hindi, the meeting of the BJP Legislature Party is scheduled to be held on 19 February at 6.30 pm, in which the next Delhi CM name will be revealed. Earlier this meeting was to be held during the day, but later it was postponed to 6.30 pm.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Can Manoj Tiwari Be Next Delhi CM?
Former Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday reached BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s house with a bouquet. While the meeting has been described as “private”, speculations are rife if BJP was likely to pick him as Delhi CM. When Manoj Tiwari’s wife posted the pictures on social media, some people began congratulating him.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: BJP's Delhi CM Names List
Other notable leaders who are on BJP’s CM list are: Pawan Sharma, Ashish Sood, Rekha Gupta, Shikha Rai, Ravinder Indraj Singh and Kailash Gangwal.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Harish Khurana To Be Next Delhi CM?
Harish Khurana’s name is also on the probable CM list of Delhi. He is the son of former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana, who made his electoral debut in the 2025 Delhi election. He contested from the Moti Nagar constituency.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Virendra Sachdeva To Be Next Delhi CM?
The name of Virendra Sachdeva is also doing rounds for the post of Delhi CM. He assumed the presidency of the Delhi BJP on March 23, 2023. Under his leadership, the party strategised for the 2025 Delhi assembly election, resulting in a majority win and ending the AAP’s dominance in the capital.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Satish Upadhyay To Be Next Delhi CM?
Can BJP pick Satish Upadhyay as next Delhi CM? Upadhyay, a veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader, has been actively involved in Delhi politics for several decades. He has previously served as the president of the Delhi BJP and has been instrumental in various party initiatives in the capital.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Vijender Gupta To Be Next Delhi CM?
Vijender Gupta is also a frontrunner for the post of Delhi chief minister. Gupta, born on August 14, 1963, is a seasoned BJP politician and an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has been a three-time councillor from Rohini and has served as the president of the Delhi BJP.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Parvesh Verma To Be Next Delhi CM?
The names of several newly elected MLAs are doing the rounds for the posts of chief minister and ministers. This includes Parvesh Verma, who defeated Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi constituency. He is also the son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: BJP CMs Of Delhi
The BJP is set to form the government in Delhi after a 26-year gap, having last won the assembly elections in 1993. During its previous tenure from 1993 to 1998, Delhi witnessed three BJP chief ministers — Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma and Sushma Swaraj.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: 3 CMs In Delhi?
Taking a dig at the BJP over its delay in selecting a chief minister for the national capital, senior AAP leader and former Delhi minister Gopal Rai on Monday predicted that Delhi could again see three different CMs in the next five years like before.
“Even after 10 days, they are not able to choose a CM, which shows they do not have a face. The reality is that history could repeat itself and we may see three chief ministers in the next five years just as it happened during the last BJP government in Delhi,” he said.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Jayaprakash Narayan & Ramlila Maidan
It was Ramlila Maidan where Jayaprakash Narayan addressed his last rally before he was arrested after the Emergency was imposed nationwide by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Arvind Kejriwal's Connection With Ramlila Maidan
The anti-corruption movement, widely referred to as Anna Andolan, was a wave of protests and demonstrations throughout India starting in 2011, aimed at creating robust laws and enforcement to tackle widespread political corruption.
During the Andolan, a rally at Ramlila Maidan was held where a group of politicians and activists, including Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh, Prashant Bhushan, Kiran Bedi, Ram Jethmalani, and Medha Patkar, decided to invite Anna Hazare to lead the movement.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: All About Iconic Ramlila Maidan
The new Delhi Chief Minister is set to take oath at the iconic Ramlila Maidan on February 20, said sources. Arvind Kejriwal, the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party, was the first and only Delhi Chief Minister to choose the historic ground for his oath ceremonies. On December 28, 2013, he took the oath for the first time at Ramlila Maidan.
In fact, the venue holds special significance for Kejriwal, as it was here that he joined Anna Hazare’s India Against Corruption movement in 2011 and rose to prominence before coming to power as Delhi’s chief.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: Who Will Attend Oath-Taking Ceremony Tomorrow?
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may invite former chief ministers of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and Atish, along with 50 film stars, some industrialists, farmer leaders, Baba Ramdev, Swami Chidananda and Baba Bageshwar Dhirendra Shastri, sources said. More than 1 lakh people are expected to attend the ceremony.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: When Will Next CM Name Be Announced?
Reports suggest that the BJP Legislature Party meet will be held today, on February 19, and the next Delhi chief minister will be elected in this meeting. Sources said that all party MLAs and seven MPs of Delhi will be present at the meeting. Once the leader of the legislative party is elected, he will meet the L-G to stake claim to form government.
Delhi New CM Announcement Live Updates: When Will CM Swearing-In Ceremony Be Held?
According to sources, the oath-taking ceremony for next Delhi CM is likely to be held on February 20 around 11 am at the Ramlila Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other top leaders are likely to attend the event. The BJP may also invite former CMs Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi to the ceremony.
