First-time MLA Rekha Gupta today took oath as the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi, days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power in the national capital after over 26 years, ending the 10-year rule of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The grand ceremony was held at the iconic Ramlila ground and was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of 20 states, and other senior BJP leaders and workers.
PM Modi said Ms Gupta, 50, has risen from the grassroots and expressed confidence that she will work for the city’s development with full vigour.
“My best wishes to her for a fruitful tenure,” he posted on X after the ceremony.
Rekha Gupta is the fourth woman chief minister of the capital after Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Sheila Dikshit (Congress) and Atishi (AAP). Besides her, six newly elected MLAs — Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra, Ashish Sood, Pankaj Singh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Ravinder Indraj — also took oath as members of the new Council of Ministers.
