Parvesh Verma is the son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma. His wife, Swati Verma, hails from a political family in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party’s exile of 27 years in Delhi came to an end on Saturday after the saffron camp stormed back to power. BJP won 48 seats out of 70, whereas the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) managed to win only 22 seats, witnessing a dip of 40 seats compared to 2019 Assembly polls. Meanwhile, the grand-old-party Congress again failed to open its account in the national capital. While most of the top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party failed to retain their seats, one constituency that shocked the entire nation was ‘New Delhi’, where AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal suffered a massive defeat, paving the way for Parvesh Verma to emerge as the BJP’s ‘king slayer’ who trounced the AAP supremo.
Verma, a former 2-time Lok Sabha MP from the West Delhi constituency, secured a total of 30,088 votes, against Kejriwal’s tally of 25,999 votes, defeating the AAP chief by a margin 4,089 votes, according to updated results shared by the Election Commission. Although the Delhi Assembly elections have no direct connection to Madhya Pradesh, the victory of BJP candidate Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi seat has created an atmosphere of excitement in the city of Dhar.
Parvesh Verma’s Dhar Connection
BJP MLA from Dhar, Neena Verma, is the mother-in-law of Parvesh Verma. In 2022, Verma married Neena Verma’s eldest daughter, Rinku aka Swati. Soon after Verma registered an incredible victory from the ‘New Delhi’ seat, BJP workers gathered at Neena Verma’s residence to celebrate. The celebrations included fireworks, drum beats, and the distribution of sweets.
While talking to the media, BJP Mandal President Vishal Nigam said that Parvesh Verma has been actively involved in campaigning for Neena Verma’s elections. He has a very good relationship with many BJP workers in Dhar. A large number of workers from Dhar traveled to Delhi to participate in the campaign.
It is important to note that Parvesh Verma is the son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma. His wife, Swati Verma, hails from a political family in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
All you Need to Know about Swati Verma and family background:
- Swati’s mother is a current BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh.
- She had previously served as an MLA in 2013 as well.
- Her father, Vikram Verma, was the Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly
- He was also a Union Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
- BJP leader Vikram Verma was once a prominent figure in Madhya Pradesh politics.
- Parvesh Verma’s father-in-law was elected as an MLA in the state four times and also served as the Minister of Education and Sports in the state government.
- From 2002 to 2004, he served as a Rajya Sabha MP and became the Sports Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government.
- Later, in 2006, he was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha and, in 2007, was appointed as the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Speaking of Vikram and Neena Verma’s daughter, Swati, she completed her MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Foreign Trade, Pune, in 2002.
- Pravesh and Swati have three children – a son, Shiven, and two daughters, Sanidhya and Prisha.
Who is Parvesh Verma?
Parvesh Verma hails from a noted political family. He was born in 1977, and is the son of veteran BJP leader and former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, who passed away in 2007. Parvesh’s uncle, Azad Singh, is a former mayor of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation mayor and had unsuccessfully contested from Mundka assembly constituency on a BJP ticket in the 2013 Delhi polls.
