Delhi CM News: Nearly two weeks after registering a resounding victory in the Delhi Assembly Election 2025, the BJP on Wednesday announced party's central observers. As per the announcement, former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and national secretary Om Prakash Dhankar have been appointed as observers for the election of its Delhi legislature party leader, who will be the next chief minister of the national capital.
This came hours ahead of the BJP's legislature party meeting, which is scheduled to take place later in the evening to elect its leader. Once decided, the leader will meet Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas to stake claim to form the new government.
The BJP won the Delhi Assembly Election 2025 by securing 48 seats of the total 70 Assembly segments in the national capital. The saffron brigade witnessed a massive surge in its seat share in Delhi, which rose from 8 in 2020 to 48 in 2025 polls. Meanwhile, AAP faced massive drubbing and only managed to win 22 seats in the recently concluded Assembly election.
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With the BJP coming to power in Delhi after nearly 27 years, the party's rank of MLAs is full of first-timers amid some experienced faces, throwing up a wide rang of probables for the top seat. However, there is not even a hint, let alone confirmation, on who will be the next Delhi chief minister. Several party MLAs, who won the Delhi Assembly Election, have asserted that the CM would be selected from the winning MLAs and no BJP MP or any other party leader would get any favour.
Meanwhile, amid the suspense over the Delhi CM face, it is being speculated that the BJP might name a woman chief minister in the national capital, taking forward the legacy of late Sushma Swaraj, who became Delhi chief minister when the party last came to power in 1998. Delhi has been ruled by three women chief ministers including Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit and Atishi.
Top Women Contenders For Delhi CM Post:
Among BJP's 48 victorious candidates, four were women who clinched their respective seats by big margins. Among the four are Rekha Gupta, Shikha Rai, Poonam Sharma and Neelam Pahalwan.
Rekha Gupta emerged victorious in Shalimar Bagh Assembly seat with 68,200 votes defeating AAP's Bandana Kumari by a margin of 29,595 votes. Shikha Rai cliched victory in Greater Kailash, defeating AAP heavyweight Saurabh Bharadwaj by a margin of 3,188 votes. Shikha Rai managed to grab 49,594 votes while Bharadwaj, who was also a minister in the previous Delhi government, received over 46,000 votes.
Poonam Sharma secured the Wazirpur seat, polling 54,721 votes and defeating AAP's Rajesh Gupta by 11,425 votes. Neelam Pehalwan won the Najafgarh seat with 1,01,708 votes, defeating AAP's Tarun Kumar by 29,009 votes.
Rekha Gupta Among Frontrunners For Delhi CM Post
When asked about the post of Chief Minister and her responsibilities, Rekha Gupta, as uoted by ABP, stated, "The BJP has 48 MLAs, all of whom come from strong backgrounds. Each name under consideration is a capable one. The BJP is a large organisation, and a collective decision will be made after careful deliberation, which is why the process is taking time. Ultimately, the chosen leader will be strong, and the responsibility will rest on capable shoulders."
Addressing speculation about her own candidacy, she said, "I am a dedicated BJP worker, and I will follow whatever decision the party takes. At present, my instructions are to attend the swearing-in ceremony with the workers. We are committed to delivering on our promises. The people of Delhi have endured hardships for the past 12 years, and improving governance is our priority. Roads and slum areas will be developed."
Delhi CM News:
It is worth noting that the BJP has often surprised people with its choice of Chief Ministers in various states. However, this time, there is speculation that a predetermined name may be announced. In this context, Parvesh Verma, Rekha Gupta, Pawan Sharma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Jitendra Mahajan are being considered for the position of Delhi's Chief Minister. Additionally, there are reports suggesting that Delhi may follow the UP and Rajasthan model by appointing two Deputy Chief Ministers.
Delhi CM Swearing-In Ceremony Date:
The swearing-in ceremony of the Delhi Chief Minister and new cabinet will be held at Ramlila Maidan on February 20 at 11 am. Lt Governor VK Saxena will administer the oath of office to the CM designate and the cabinet at 12:35 p.m. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with other Union Ministers and NDA Chief Ministers and Deputy Ministers will be present at the ceremony.