Delhi new CM all updates: Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi's 4th woman Chief Minister

The BJP on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, appointed former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and national secretary Om Prakash Dhankar as central observers for selecting the party’s leader in the Delhi legislature, who will take over as the next Chief Minister of the National Capital.

Once elected by the BJP MLAs, the new leader will meet Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena at the Raj Niwas to formally stake claim to form the government.

According to a senior party source, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states, NDA leaders, Union Ministers, and other prominent figures will attend the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The event will be preceded by a cultural program featuring music and performances, with around 30,000 guests invited. BJP leaders and workers from other states who were involved in the Delhi Assembly election campaign have also been invited.

Party leaders have expressed confidence that the leadership will select a suitable candidate for the Chief Ministerial post. The BJP secured a decisive victory in the Delhi Assembly elections on February 8, winning 48 out of 70 seats. However, the party has yet to hold a formal meeting since the results were announced.

Delhi Police has issued an advisory regarding the traffic diversion and restrictions for the oath ceremony of the new Chief Minister of the national capital at Ramleela Ground.

The ceremony will take place on Thursday (February 20, 2025), the advisory said. According to the advisory, many VVIPs/VIPs will attend the oath ceremony at Ram Leela Ground. A large gathering is also expected.

To manage the traffic during this event, certain diversions and restrictions will be in place, the advisory said.

The traffic will be diverted from Subhash Park T-Point, Raj Ghat, Delhi Gate, ITO, Ajmeri Gate, Ranjeet Singh Flyover, Bhabhuti Marg - DDU Marg Red Light, and roundabout Jhandewalan, it stated.

Traffic regulation, diversion and restrictions may be imposed on BSZ Marg (ITO to Delhi Gate), JLN Marg (Delhi Gate to Guru Nanak Chowk), Aruna Asif Ali Road, Minto Road to round about Kamla Market to Hamdard Chowk, Ranjeet Singh Flyover to Turkman Gate, and Ajmeri Gate to round about Kamla Market and surrounding areas from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday (February 20, 2025).

The commuters are instructed to use public transport to help reduce congestion. Park vehicles only in designated parking areas. Avoid roadside parking to ensure smooth traffic flow, it said.

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Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has extended the invitation of the oath-taking ceremony to former Delhi CM and AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, Caretaker CM Atishi and Congress Delhi President Devender Yadav.

Over 25,000 security personnel to be deployed for Delhi CM’s oath-taking ceremony

MLA elect and BJP leader Mohan Singh Bisht has said that he could be the new speaker of the Delhi Assembly after the chief minister is announced.

“The party will decide it. It is a fact that a BJP worker will be the (Delhi) CM’s face. The party will assign the responsibility…If I will be (the CM), then I will see what all to be done,” Bisht said to ANI.

He said that if he is chosen the speaker, his “priorities will be smooth conduct of the House and raising important issues of Delhi in the House.”

BJP to announce Delhi CM after PM Modi's return, considering various contenders including Dalit, woman, or Purvanchali candidates.

BJP has announced Rekha Gupta as the next chief minister of Delhi. She will be the fourth female chief minister of the capital after Sheila Dikshit, Sushma Swaraj and Atishi.

Soon after the announcement, celebrations started outside the residence of Rekha Gupta.

Rekha Gupta is an old RSS hand who was part of the Sangh’s students wing, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, and became the DUSU president in the late 1990s.

She was a grass-root leader who rose through the ranks – as a councillor, secretary of BJYM’s Delhi unit, general secretary of Delhi BJP’s Mahila Morcha and a member of the BJP’s National Executive, and a first-time MLA. She is 50 years old.

BJP Legislature Party’s elected leader Rekha Gupta along with senior BJP leaders will be meeting Lt. Governor VK Saxena at the Governor’s house shortly to stake her claim as the chief minister of Delhi.

Rekha Gupta, a grassroots Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who rose through the ranks, has been chosen as Delhi’s newest Chief Minister. Delhi has had four females at the helm and Gupta follows Atishi, Sheila Dikshit and Sushma Swaraj.

Delhi Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta shared a post on X inviting everyone for the swearing-in ceremony and said that a new chapter will of progress will begin in Delhi.

Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated Rekha Gupta on getting elected as Delhi’s next chief minister.

BJP MLA and Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta met Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Wednesday evening and staked claim to form government in the national capital.

She was accompanied by state BJP observers Ravi Shankar Prasad and OP Dhankar along with city BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, and Delhi MPs including Bansuri Swaraj, Praveen Khandelwal and Kamaljeet Sehrawat.

BJP national vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda was also present at the Raj Niwas.

Delhi CM-elect Rekha Gupta’s husband Manish Gupta and her supporters celebrated after the BJP announced that Gupta will be Delhi’s next chief minister.

“I thank PM Modi, Amit Shah ji and the entire party leadership for expressing their faith in Rekha ji,” said Manish Gupta.

Parvesh Verma, who had emerged as BJP’s giant killer after defeating Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi Assembly Elections, extended his congratulations to Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta.

“Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Smt. @gupta_rekha ji, MLA from Shalimar Bagh, on being elected the leader of the BJP Delhi Legislative Party. I have full faith that under the guidance of the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, the double engine government of BJP will establish new dimensions of progress and development in Delhi,” said Verma.

“For BJP, Nari Shaktikaran is not just a slogan but is determined to fulfill women empowerment in real sense and Delhi getting a woman Chief Minister is a proof of Modi ji’s commitment towards the upliftment of Nari Shakti and women empowerment,” he added.

Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta showed a victory sign while she was leaving Delhi LG House BJP MLA Rekha Gupta. Gupta will take oath as Delhi’s chief minister tomorrow.

“I want to thank PM Modi, BJP high command people of Delhi for giving me this opportunity, after 27 years, a new chapter is beginning. It is a pride moment for all the women in the country…we have staked claim to form the govt…each and every commitment of BJP, fulfilling it is the ultimate goal of my life,” Gupta said.“I want to thank PM Modi, BJP high command people of Delhi for giving me this opportunity, after 27 years, a new chapter is beginning. It is a pride moment for all the women in the country…we have staked claim to form the govt…each and every commitment of BJP, fulfilling it is the ultimate goal of my life,” Gupta said.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena shared a post after CM-designate Rekha Gupta staked her claim to form the new government.

“Leader of the BJP Legislative Party in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Smt Rekha Gupta called on Hon’ble LG, Shri V. K. Saxena at Raj Niwas and staked her claim to form the new Government of NCT of Delhi. Hon’ble LG accepted the claim and invited her to form the new government,” stated LG Delhi’s X account.

Reacting to Rekha Gupta’s election as Delhi’s next chief minister, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “I want to appreciate all the MLA elects of BJP, Rekha Gupta has been elected unanimously.”

Rekha Gupta on Wednesday was elected as the new Chief Minister of Delhi after she was chosen as the Leader of the House in the Delhi Assembly during a BJP legislature party meeting on Wednesday.

Gupta, 50, will be the fourth Chief Minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to lead Delhi, following in the footsteps of Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma, and Sushma Swaraj.

Outgoing Delhi CM Atishi congratulated BJP leader Rekha Gupta on being selected as the new chief minister and expressed hope that she would fulfil all promises made during the election campaign.

“I want to tell the new CM that AAP will always stand with her for the development of Delhi. It’s good news that a woman is going to lead a state. At present, barring Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, no woman is a chief minister. I also hope that Rekha Gupta will soon fulfil the BJP’s promise of providing Rs 2,500 to women,” she said.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government in Delhi will be held on Thursday as the city is all set to see the saffron party rule after 27 years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other Union Ministers will be present in the swearing-in ceremony that will take place at the iconic Ramlila Maidan. Preparations for the grand event are underway at the venue.

Rekha Gupta, a first-time BJP MLA from Shalimar Bagh, will take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi today, marking a historic day for the party as it returns to power in the national capital after 27 years. She will be the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit and Atishi.

Gupta, 50, won the Shalimar Bagh seat in the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections by garnering more than 29,000 votes against her Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rival Bandana Kumari. "Kaam hi Pehchaan" (my work is my identity), is a tagline that she uses on her website for her campaigns.