After returning to power in Delhi after 27 years, the swearing -in ceremony of the new government of BJP is going on today (20 February). After the results of the Delhi Assembly elections, the new Chief Minister’s waiting is over day after the day. Rekha Gupta took oath as CM of Delhi on Thursday. During this, Rekha Gupta appeared in the saffron saree. She has become the fourth woman CM of Delhi. Before them, Atishi, Sheila Dixit and Sushma Swaraj have been the women CM of Delhi. Rekha Gupta is an MLA from Shalimar Bagh. He has defeated Bandna Kumari, who was a three -time Aam Aadmi Party MLA, by a big margin.
After Rekha Gupta, LG Vinay Kumar Saxena administered the oath of post and secrecy to other members of the cabinet. After Rekha Gupta, Pravesh Verma was sworn in as the minister of Delhi. Then Ashish Sood took oath of minister. After this Manjinder Singh Sirsa took oath of minister.
Ravinder Singh Indraj has also sworn in as a minister. After this, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Singh took oath. This morning, the gazette was announced and the names of all these were announced. After the swearing in, the ministries of all will be decided. The BJP has tried to help castes and communities with the announcement of its cabinet. In this, Jat, Punjabi and Purvanchal all have been taken care of.
The swearing -in program is being held at the historic Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. The program includes PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Cabinet Member, CM of BJP ruled states and Deputy CM, MP and NDA constituents. At the same time, 50 thousand leaders, workers and supporters were present in the program including other dignitaries.
Who is Rekha Gupta?
Former president of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) and MLA elected for the first time Rekha Gupta became the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi on Thursday. Rekha Gupta has been elected MLA from Shalimar Bagh in Delhi Assembly elections. She has become the fourth Chief Minister of BJP in Delhi after Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma and Sushma Swaraj. Along with this, she has also become the only woman Chief Minister in any BJP -ruled state. She has also been a councilor and mayor of Delhi twice. His RSS is also said to be good relations. Rekha Gupta is counted among the outspoken leaders of BJP, who expresses their opinion with impunity on political issues.
Ministers’ profiles
Entrance Verma
Pravesh Verma is the son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma. Pravesh Verma comes from Jat fraternity. The Jat fraternity has expressed confidence in the BJP as expected in the neighboring state of Haryana and also in Delhi. He defeated Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi seat in the Delhi assembly elections. Pravesh Verma has also been a Lok Sabha MP.
Ashish Sood
Ashish Sood comes from the Punjabi community. He has become an MLA for the first time. He has won from Janakpuri seat. He has been active in Delhi’s local politics for a long time. BJP leader Ashish Sood has a good experience of working in the organization. He has worked in Jammu and Kashmir, Goa for BJP. He is currently in charge of Goa BJP unit. Apart from Goa, Ashish is also a co -opem of Jammu and Kashmir. Ashish Sood is considered close to the Sangh.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa
Manjinder Singh Sirsa defeated AAP candidate Dhanwanti Chandela by 18 thousand votes in Rajouri Garden seat. Born in Sirsa, Haryana, Manjinder Singh is currently working in the post of National Secretary of BJP. He started his political career with the Shiromani Akali Dal. After this, he joined BJP on 1 December 2021. Sirsa is from the Sikh community.
Ravinder Singh Indraj
Ravinder Singh Indraj is a BJP MLA from Bawana assembly seat. 50 -year -old Ravindra Indraj is also a national executive member in the BJP’s Scheduled Caste Morcha. Businessman Indraj by profession has been working on the issue of Dalits for a long time. He is a graduate from Delhi University. Ravindra is the leader of a clean image, there is no criminal case against him.
Kapil Mishra
Kapil Mishra has won the Karawal assembly seat in Delhi. Kapil Mishra was associated with social movements since the time of studies. At the beginning of his political career, Kapil Mishra was a member of AAP and was elected MLA from Karawal Nagar assembly constituency in 2015. He has also served as Water Resources Minister in the Delhi government. However, he later accused the party leadership of corruption, as a result of which he was suspended from the party. After this, in 2019, Kapil Mishra joined BJP. He played an active role in various campaigns of the party. In 2023, he was appointed as Vice President of Delhi BJP.
Pankaj Singh
Pankaj Kumar, a dentist by profession, has a degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Magadh University in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Pankaj Kumar Singh has been active in politics for a long time. He has also handled many responsibilities in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. He is the son of late Raja Mohan Singh who has been the former Commissioner of MCD. He has been a corporation councilor before becoming an MLA. He defeated AAP’s Mahendra Yadav by 12,876 votes in the election. Jitendra Solanki, Advocate from Congress in the field against him was in the field.
