Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA-elect Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was sworn in as the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi on Thursday at a mega event at Ramlila Ground. The party formed the government in Delhi after 27 years, securing 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly.
BJP MLAs Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Raviraj Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh also took oath as ministers.
Rekha Gupta said the first tranche of the income support to women, Rs 2,500 per month, under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, will be credited to their bank account by March 8. The event began at 11am and concluded by 1pm. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena administered the oath of office and the oath of secrecy to the new chief minister and cabinet ministers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, several BJP chief ministers and party leaders attended the event.
More than 25,000 security personnel and over 15 paramilitary companies were deployed across Delhi.
Delhi police deployed commandos, quick reaction teams, PCR vans, and SWAT teams at strategic locations while snipers were positioned at high-rise buildings nearby.