Delhi CM highlights: LG invites BJP's Rekha Gupta to form government

Delhi CM LIVE updates: CM-designate Rekha Gupta at BJP legislative party meeting in Delhi on Wednesday. (Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)

Delhi CM updates: Rekha Gupta will be the next chief minister of Delhi, the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs decided in a meeting held today to choose the legislative party leader, who will be sworn in on Thursday, February 20. Meanwhile, preparations for the grand oath-taking ceremony at the iconic Ramlila Maidan of Delhi are underway, with the event, set to begin at 11 am on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, and several other senior leaders.

Delhi govt formation | Key points

-The BJP on Wednesday named Rekha Gupta as the next chief minister of Delhi, who will be succeeding Atishi of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAM Aadmi Party (AAP), which lost the recently concluded assembly poll.

-The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government of Delhi will be held on Thursday, February 20, at the iconic Ramlila Maidan.

-On Monday, the Ramlila Maidan, which can accommodate around 30,000 people, was being prepped with a fresh coat of paint, and the cleaning process was also underway.

-A BJP leader said the location was chosen as it was at that historic location that the first mega protest, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, was held in 1975 against Indira Gandhi’s government."

-The BJP achieved a historic feat in the Delhi assembly election 2025, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years. The party bagged 48 of the 70 assembly seats, dethroning the Aam Aadmi Party from power.

-The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) slammed the BJP over the delay in selecting Delhi’s next chief minister, saying the party was unable to decide on an MLA for the role.