The oath was administered by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Following this, the election of the Speaker will take place at 2 pm.

In addition to Gupta, six newly elected MLAs Parvesh Verma, who defeated AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi seat, along with Ashish Sood, Pankaj Singh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, and Ravinder Indraj also took the oath as members of the new Council of Ministers.

Bharatiya Janata Party’s MLA Rekha Gupta took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi at the Ramlila Maidan on Thursday (February 20, 2025). A six-member Council of Ministers were also sworn into office in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders.

The first time MLA, the second concurrent woman CM of India, a three-time councilor and the fourth woman CM of Delhi

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Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi's Chief Minister, marking a significant milestone for women in Indian politics. The event was attended by BJP's top leaders, with PM Modi emphasizing a vision of accountability and transparency.

Hours after taking the oath as Chief Minister of Delhi, BJP leader Rekha Gupta formally assumed charge of her office in the Secretariat here on Thursday.She is the second woman Chief Minister belonging to the BJP in Delhi and the fourth woman Chief Minister in the national capital.