Rekha Gupta, a former president of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and who is actively engaged with women-related matters, is also the national vice president of BJP Mahila Morcha and a member of the party’s national executive.
First-time MLA Rekha Gupta will be the new chief minister of Delhi, capping 11 days of suspense over who will get the top post after the BJP returned to power after over 27 years ending the 10-year rule of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP. This will mark a historic milestone for her and her party as they reclaim power in the capital after nearly 27 years. She will be the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi, continuing a tradition that has been difficult for other parts of the country to match. Delhi has had women Chief Ministers from the BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party. Rekha Gupta will succeed Atishi.
Delhi CM Oath Ceremony
Around 50,000 people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues, and the chief ministers of NDA-ruled states among others, are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony. “We have deployed more than 25,000 police personnel and over 15 companies of paramilitary forces,” the officer said and added “robust” security arrangements were in place to maintain law and order.
More than 25,000 security personnel and over 15 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed across the national capital for Thursday’s oath ceremony of the new chief minister at Ramlila Maidan, a Delhi Police officer was quoted as saying to news agency PTI.
According to an NDTV report, the grand event will see the presence of Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from 20 states, as well as BJP leaders and party workers from across the country who participated in the Delhi election campaign.
Over 50 renowned film stars and industrialists are expected to grace the event. The oath ceremony will be preceded by a lively musical program featuring a performance by Kailash Kher, as sources told NDTV. She will take oath as Chief Minister at a function in Ramlila Maidan in the national capital.
Though the Law graduate from Delhi University with strong RSS roots is making her debut in the Assembly, Rekha Gupta, who hails from the Baniya community, entered politics as an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) member in 1992. Born in Haryana’s Julana, Rekha has a 32-year association with the RSS and is a former Delhi civic councillor.
Gupta, a former president of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and who is actively engaged with women-related matters, is also the national vice president of BJP Mahila Morcha and a member of the party’s national executive. More than 25,000 security personnel will be deployed in the central, north, and New Delhi areas of the city for the oath-taking ceremony.
Rekha Gupta’s Educational Qualification
Having studied at Delhi University’s Daulat Ram College, she became the President of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) in 1996-97 and actively raised student issues. As a councillor from North Pitampura in 2007, she worked on developing basic facilities in the area, such as libraries and parks. She has also pursued an LLB and is the founder of the AAS, a NGO. She lost the mayoral election to AAP’s Shelly Oberoi in 2023.
Rekha Gupta’s Family Background
Rekha is married to Manish Gupta, a businessman. The couple has two children–a daughter who lives in Australia and a son who is studying in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. Gupta (50) was chosen as Leader of the House in the Delhi Assembly at the BJP legislature party meeting late on Wednesday, senior BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad announced. The BJP won 48 seats in a historic mandate, ousting the Aam Aadmi Party from power.
