First-time MLA Rekha Gupta appointed by BJP as chief minister of Delhi
STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEWS DELHI, FEBRUARY 19 ( STC): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday appointed Rekha Gupta as Chief Minister of Delhi. Gupta won the Delhi Assembly Election 2025 from Shalimar Bagh seat with 68,200 votes, defeating Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Bandana Kumari by 29,595 votes.
Gupta will take oath, along with the ministers in the cabinet, at the mega swearing-in at Ramlila Maidan on February 20. 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 oath-taking of Delhi’s new government.
Gupta, an advocate by profession, will also be the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi even since 1993 when the first Delhi Assembly elections were held . Before her, Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit and Atishi were women CMs of Delhi.
Remarkably, the BJP scripted a historic victory by bagging 48 seats in the 70-member Delhi assembly. The AAP, in power since 2015, won just 22 seats.
Gupta, 50, will be the first BJP chief minister in Delhi after a 27-year gap. The last party leader to be chief minister of the national capital was late Sushma Swaraj in 1998.
Gupta is an active member of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) since childhood. (STC)
