Rekha Gupta to be sworn in as Delhi CM today
Rekha Gupta to take oath as Delhi’s 4th woman CM today at grand ceremony
Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi today at Ramlila Maidan. This event marks BJP’s return to power in the capital after 27 years. The new Delhi government will include six cabinet ministers, one of whom is Parvesh Verma, who defeated former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the elections.
Grand ceremony and security arrangements
The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be a grand affair with around 50,000 attendees, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, chief ministers of NDA-ruled states, and several prominent guests. The BJP has also invited RSS leaders, religious figures, industrialists, celebrities, auto drivers, farmers, and women from the "Ladli Behna" scheme.
Security arrangements are strict, with over 25,000 personnel, including the National Security Guard, Delhi Police, and Rapid Action Force, deployed to ensure safety at Ramlila Maidan. The ceremony is scheduled for 12:15 PM.
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Rekha Gupta’s background
Rekha Gupta won the Shalimar Bagh seat, defeating AAP’s Bandana Kumari by a significant margin of over 29,000 votes. Though this is her first time as an MLA, she has been active in politics for decades. She started her journey in 1992 as a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student wing of the RSS.
Born in Julana, Haryana, she has strong RSS ties and has served as a Delhi civic councillor. She is married to businessman Manish Gupta and has two children—her daughter lives in Australia, while her son studies in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore.
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