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Delhi CM Announcement LIVE Updates: Rekha Gupta will be the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Sheila Dikshit (Congress) and Atishi (AAP).
BJP leader Rekha Gupta. (PTI file photo)
Delhi New Chief Minister 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 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.
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.
