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Rekha Gupta took oath as the Delhi Chief Minister at the grand swearing-in ceremony at the city’s Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. The celebration, which celebrated the BJP’s return to power after 27 years, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and numerous Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states.
As the national capital welcomed its fourth woman Chief Minister, the NDA coalition demonstrated its strength as they all traveled to Delhi to attend the occasion.
Rekha Gupta is Delhi’s fourth woman Chief Minister, succeeding Sheila Dikshit, Sushma Swaraj, and Atishi.
She is the fourth BJP chief minister in the capital, following Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma, and Sushma Swaraj.
Rekha Gupta’s Cabinet is expected to include six members. Along with Rekha Gupta, the following BJP MLAs took oath: Parvesh Singh Verma, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh.
Parvesh Singh Verma emerged as the giant slayer in the Delhi elections, defeating former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal by more than 3,000 votes.
Earlier, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena asked Rekha Gupta to form the next government after she laid a claim on Wednesday evening. She won the Shalimar Bagh seat in the Assembly elections, defeating AAP candidate Bandana Kumari by more than 29,000 votes.
According to reports, Rekha Gupta’s Cabinet would conduct its maiden meeting at the Delhi Secretariat at 3 p.m. and may implement the Mahila Samriddhi Yojna, a poll vow under which women recipients will receive a monthly payment of Rs 2,500.
The Ayushman Bharat health insurance policy is also set to receive approval from the new Delhi Cabinet.
