Rekha Gupta, along with senior leaders, reached Raj Niwas on Wednesday evening to meet lieutenant governor VK Saxena and stake claim to power

Rekha Gupta will be sworn-in as Delhi Chief Minister on Thursday (February 20). She is an MLA from Shalimar Bagh. Gupta defeated AAP's Bandana Kumari by a margin of 29,595 votes, according to the Election Commission (EC) of India.

After 11 days of registering a thumping victory in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday picked Rekha Gupta as new chief minister of Delhi. Rekha Gupta was unanimously elected as the leader of the legislative group by newly elected BJP MLAs.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to announce today its CM pick for Delhi after the legislature party meeting. PM Modi, Amit Shah and other key leaders are likely to attend the oath-taking ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan on February 20.

Rekha Gupta is the first time MLA from Shalimar Bagh. The BJP has returned to power in Delhi after over 27 years, ending the 10-year rule of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP.

Apart from Gupta, BJP MLA Parvesh Verma is likely to take the oath of Deputy Chief Minister. Verma, who defeated Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi assembly constituency is also likely to take oath as cabinet minister along with four other legislators.

Rekha Gupta becomes Delhi’s new Chief Minister after BJP’s major victory, ending AAP’s rule. Her leadership marks a new political shift.

Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader and Shalimar Bagh MLA Rekha Gupta has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Delhi, BJP sources confirmed after the legislature party meeting on Wednesday.

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has named a woman as the top government official in the state of New Delhi, which includes the country’s capital

The BJP ended the AAP’s decade-long rule in Delhi, winning 48 seats in the 70-member assembly, reduciing AAP to 22 seats