Delhi CM Oath Taking LIVE: Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi CM; PM Modi, NDA leaders on stage
By : Sandhya
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA-elect Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was sworn in as the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi on Thursday at a mega event at Ramlila Ground. The party is set to form the government in Delhi after 27 years, securing 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly.
BJP MLAs Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Raviraj Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh will take the oath as ministers. Rekha Gupta said the first tranche of the income support to women, ₹2,500 per month, under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, will be credited to their bank account by March 8.
The suspense over Delhi's next chief minister ended on Wednesday. At a crucial meeting, the BJP MLAs chose Rekha Gupta (50) as the party's leader. She met Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and staked her claim to form the next government. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party criticised the BJP over the delay in announcing the name and urged the party to turn its focus to law-and-order issues after electing its chief minister.
