New Delhi: Rekha Gupta took oath as the Delhi Chief Minister at the grand swearing-in ceremony at the city’s Ramlila Maidan on February 20. The ceremony which marked the return of BJP to power after a gap of 27 years, saw the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh along with many Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states.
As the national Capital got its fourth woman Chief Minister, this also marked a show of strength for the NDA alliance as they all reached Delhi to participate in the ceremony. Rekha Gupta is the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi after Sheila Dikshit, Sushma Swaraj, and Atishi.
She is also the fourth BJP chief minister in the capital, after Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma and Sushma Swaraj. Gupta’s Cabinet is likely to have six ministers. Along with Gupta, other BJP MLAs who took oath included 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 Delhi elections as he trounced former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP’s National Convener Arvind Kejriwal by a margin of over 3,000 votes.
Earlier, Gupta was invited by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to form the new government as she staked claim for government formation. She won the Shalimar Bagh seat, defeating AAP’s Bandana Kumari by over 29,000 votes in the Assembly elections.
According to reports, Gupta’s Cabinet is likely to hold its first meeting at the Delhi Secretariat around 3 pm and could implement the Mahila Samriddhi Yojna, the poll pledge under which women beneficiaries will get a monthly payment of Rs 2,500.
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Congratulating Rekha Gupta on taking oath as Delhi's chief minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said she has risen from the grassroots and expressed confidence that she will work for the city's development with full vigor. AAP leaders and former Delhi chief ministers, Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi, said they would "support her (Rekha Gupta) in every work for the development of the people of Delhi". Both the leaders hoped that the new Chief Minister and the BJP would fulfill all the promises they made to the people of Delhi. |
Top on Gupta's agendaDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is at work and has her top tasks to be done within the first 100 days figured out. Her top priorities include... >> Cleaning of the Yamuna river >> Rollout of the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in Delhi >> De-silting of roads and sewers in preparation for the monsoon season >> Remove garbage from Delhi's streets and road repairs. |
