Rekha Gupta has taken oath as the Delhi chief minister, becoming the first leader from the BJP to assume the post after 27 years. While names like Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay were doing the rounds,

An old picture of Gupta, along with former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, has been doing the rounds on social media platforms. Interestingly, Swaraj served as the CM of Delhi for two months – from October 1998 to December 1998 – becoming the first woman to hold the position.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Sunday, just a day before the Delhi Assembly convenes for the first time since the formation of the new government.

Rekha Gupta is set to take oath as the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi. The 50-year-old, a senior BJP leader, won from Shalimar Bagh against AAP’s Bandana Kumari. As she becomes the saffron party’s fourth CM face in the national capital,

Shalimar Bagh MLA Rekha Gupta has become Delhi's fourth woman CM as well as the fourth BJP leader to hold the post. So far, none of the previous CMs from the BJP have completed a full term in office.

Rekha Gupta was picked ahead of leaders including Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta, and Ashish Sood to lead the BJP's first government in Delhi after 27 years

Rekha Gupta is a fresh face with a non controversial background. She has been working with the saffron party for over three decades.

Rekha Gupta, the newly elected Chief Minister Designate of Delhi from the BJP, marked her journey to the swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan with a spirited public rally. In her statement, she emphasized a new era for women in politics and addressed the issue of corruption in governance.

Newly appointed Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here

The Congress ruled Delhi for 15 years and the AAP after that but both never addressed the issues of the people of Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday while stressing that her government passed the Ayushman Bharat scheme on its first day in office.