The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced Shalimar Bagh MLA-elect Rekha Gupta as the new Chief Minister of Delhi on Wednesday . The new Delhi CM will take oath on Thursday, which is expected to be attended by high-profile dignitaries, celebrities, and party workers.
Meanwhile, BJP MP-elect Parvesh Verma, who defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat in the Delhi elections, has been elected as the Deputy Chief Minister. Additionally, the saffron party named Vijender Gupta as the Assembly Speaker.
Gupta’s selection as CM marks the first time since 2014, when the BJP swept to power at the Centre, that the party has chosen a woman to head a state where it is in power. She also becomes the fourth woman to hold Delhi’s top post, following Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Sheila Dikshit (INC), and Atishi (AAP).
