New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with her cabinet ministers, arrived at Vasudev Ghat to attend the Yamuna Aarti after the oath ceremony held earlier in the day. 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 formed the government in Delhi after 27 years, securing 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly.
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On Delhi swearing-in ceremony, MP CM Mohan Yadav says, “Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, Delhi has written a new chapter of development today… All of us will work together to make India the number one country in the world… That is why I also participated in the oath-taking ceremony in Delhi. Best wishes and congratulations to everyone.”
Who is Rekha Gupta?
BJP leader Rekha Gupta, a first time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, is the only woman CM of a BJP-ruled state or Union Territory at present, and the fourth female CM of Delhi. Gupta had joined BJP in 2002, after spending nearly a decade as a member of the ABVP. She was also the general secretary of Delhi BJP’s Mahila Morcha and the national vice-chairperson of the BJP Mahila Morcha. A seasoned councilor, Rekha Gupta made contested the Delhi assembly polls from Shalimar Bagh against Bandana Kumari, defeating the AAP candidate by 29,595 votes.
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