Rekha Gupta took oath as the new Chief Minister of Delhi.
On 20 February, she took charge as the next Chief Minister of Delhi during a swearing-in ceremony.
Ms. Gupta became the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi and the fourth woman Chief Minister.
Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dixit and Atishi are the other women who have held this post.
She defeated three-time AAP MLA Bandana Kumari by a margin of 29,595 votes.
On February 19, 2025, Rekha Gupta, the debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was announced as the leader of the BJP’s Delhi legislative party by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The announcement comes after the BJP returned to power in the national capital after 26 years by winning 48 out of 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections.
