The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced Rekha Gupta as the new Chief Minister of Delhi, ending the suspense on Wednesday.
"I thank our central leadership, PM Modi, all our MLAs for this responsibility," PTI quoted Rekha Gupta.
Gupta's swearing-in ceremony will be held on Thursday - February 20, 2025, at the Ramlila Maidan.
BJP sources had already stated that the winning party would pick a female candidate for the post of CM. With this announcement, Rekha Gupta will the second female leader from BJP to become CM, the first being Sushma Swaraj, and the fourth female candidate to hold the top post in history.
Some of the key names for the post also included - Parvesh Verma, son of former CM Sahib Singh Verma, who defeated AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat, Shikha Roy, Vijender Gupta, and Satish Upadhyay.
On February 8, 2025, the BJP swept Delhi and won a total of 48 seats, marking their return to the capital after 27 years.
Rekha Gupta, who contested from Shalimar Bagh, won the seat with a total of 68,200 votes, defeating AAP's Bandana Kumari by a margin of 29,595 votes.
About Rekha Gupta
Gupta is also the former general secretary and president of the Delhi University Students Union as part of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
She served as the DUSU president from 1996-97. In 2007, Gupta was then elected to the Delhi Councillor elections from Uttari Pitampura (Ward 54) and was re-elected again in 2012.
BJP Sweeps Delhi With A Majority
For the first time in 10 years, the Aam Aadmi party lost the popular vote and were ousted. The BJP, which secured 48 wins, ousted the incumbent government and marked their return to the capital after 27 years.
Furthermore, BJP's win in the assembly elections also replicated the winning party's sweep in Delhi during the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
