Delhi CM Oath Taking LIVE: Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi CM; PM Modi, NDA leaders on stage

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: The oath-taking ceremony concluded with the police band playing the national anthem.

Ashish Sood, Pankaj Kumar Singh and Ravinder Indraj Singh also took oath as ministers.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa took oath as a minister. He won the Rajouri Garden seat in the Delhi elections, marking his return to the seat. Sirsa defeated the Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate, Dhanwati Chandela, by a vote margin of over 18,000 votes. He also represented the constituency in the 2017 Delhi by-elections. However, in the 2020 Delhi Assembly polls, Sirsa lost to AAP Chandela from the seat.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: BJP leader Kapil Mishra took oath as a minister in the new Delhi government. He won the Delhi assembly election from Karawal Nagar, defeating AAP’s Manoj Kumar Tyagi by 23,355 votes. He had won this seat in 2015 on an AAP ticket.

Mishra was inducted into the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government as water resources minister. However, Mishra was removed from the cabinet after he accused then-colleague Satyendar Jain of corruption.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: New Delhi BJP MLA Parvesh Verma took oath as a minister in the new Delhi government.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Shalimar Bagh MLA took oath as Delhi chief minister. Lt. Governor VK Saxena administered her the oath.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on stage to attend Rekha Gupta’s swearing-in as Delhi CMand greeted the NDA leaders and ministers present.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP President JP Nadda are present on the stage to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu are also present among other key leaders.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu arrived at Delhi’s Ramlila Ground to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Rekha Gupta and other BJP MLAs.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan arrived at Delhi’s Ramlila Ground to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Rekha Gupta and other BJP MLAs.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Newly elected BJP MLAs arrived at Ramlila Ground to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM designate Rekha Gupta and other cabinet picks.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: According to her affidavit filed with the ECI, Rekha Gupta has no criminal case against her.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: In an affidavit filed before the Election Commission of India, Rekha Gupta declared her total income as ₹6,92,050 in the financial year 2023-24. Her moveable assets were worth ₹1,25,73,289.50. Read more

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Delhi CM-elect Rekha Gupta aims to address five key issues in the national capital, reported CNN-News18, citing party sources.

The five issues to be addressed are Yamuna River cleaning, de-silting of roads and sewers in preparation for the monsoon season, a large-scale sanitation effort to remove garbage from the city’s streets and corners, and road repairs.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Congress leader Alka Lamba congratulated Rekha Gupta for being chosen as the next Delhi chief minister.

“When the BJP announced Rekha ji’s name as Delhi CM, I went back 30 years. I recalled the day when we took oath together. I won the DUSU president election as NSUI candidate and she won the secretary seat. I shared a photo of that memorable moment yesterday,” Lamba said.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta offered her prayers at Marghat Wale Hanuman Temple at Kashmere Gate before taking oath.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Delhi CM designate Rekha Gupta said the first tranche of the income support to women, ₹2,500 per month, under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, will be credited to their bank account by March 8.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: BJP’s Delhi CM pick Delhi Rekha Gupta showed a victory sign and accepted the well-wishes of people as she left from her residence this morning

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: BJP MLA Gajendra Yadav on Thursday, ahead of the swearing in ceremony for the Delhi CM said, “This a matter of joy that Rekha Gupta was chosen as the CM yesterday. BJP’s dream of Delhi’s development will be completed under the leadership of Rekha Gupta.”

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: Delhi CM designate Rekha Gupta said she would not use the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ as her official residence.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Taking LIVE: BJP Mahila Morcha workers celebrated Rekha Gupta’s announcement as Delhi chief minister.

“We are overjoyed. PM Modi dies what he says. He has promoted women empowerment for years now. Rekha Gupta’s election as the CM is an example for this,” said a BJP worker.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Oath Ceremony LIVE: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa thanked PM Modi and party leaders for being picked to be sworn in as a cabinet minister.

“They included me in the team which has been formed to realise the vision of PM Modi for Delhi. They have given me this opportunity to work as a Minister. I thank them for this. It’s an opportunity for all of us to work together to make Delhi beautiful once again,” he said.

Delhi CM swearing-in ceremony LIVE: Delhi CM designate Rekha Gupta’s husband, Manish Gupta, said, “We were surprised and happy. There are many senior leaders in the party so we weren’t sure if the party will give her the chance this time or not. We are happy.”

Delhi CM swearing-in ceremony LIVE: BJP MLAs Parvesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Raviraj Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh will take the oath as ministers, PTI reported.