Delhi CM Oath Ceremony LIVE: Meeting Of NDA CMs Begins After Rekha Gupta Takes Oath As Delhi Chief Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches a hotel for the meeting of the CMs of the National Democratic Alliance.

PM Modi congratulates the newly sworn-in ministers of Delhi. He tweets, "Congratulations to Parvesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Kumar Singh on taking oath as Ministers in the Delhi Government. This team beautifully mixes vigour and experience, and will surely ensure good governance for Delhi. Best wishes to them."

After BJP's Rekha Gupta takes oath as the CM of Delhi, her son Nikunj Gupta says, "We are all very proud, especially the members of the family. We have seen her working for several years, we saw all the ups and downs, we witnessed all the mental & physical strains...We can see how difficult the field of politics is. My mother is a true leader, she had no political backing...She started it all on her own, started from DUSU...So, we are overjoyed that she carved a place for herself, by herself. I have full confidence in my mother and the party..."

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta reaches a hotel for the meeting of the CMs of the National Democratic Alliance.

Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai, Dy CMs Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, NCP leader Prafull Patel, Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Rajasthan Dy CM Diya Kumari and Tripura CM Manik Saha reach a hotel for the meeting of the CMs of the National Democratic Alliance.

BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Ravinder Indraj Singh take oath as ministers in CM Rekha Gupta-led Delhi Government. Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Kumar Singh also take oath as ministers.

BJP's first-time MLA Rekha Gupta takes oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi. Lt Governor VK Saxena administers her oath of office. With this, Delhi gets its fourth woman CM, after BJP's Sushma Swaraj, Congress' Sheila Dikshit, and AAP's Atishi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Ramlila Maidan to attend the oath ceremony of Delhi CM designate Rekha Gupta.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister-BJP chief JP Nadda do a 'Namaste' and wave to the crowd as they arrive on the stage at Ramlila Maidan to attend the oath ceremony of Delhi CM-designate and her council of ministers.

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, Rajasthan CM Bhajalal Sharma, UP Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Sinha, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar arrive at stage to attend Delhi CM oath taking ceremony at Ramlila Maidan.

Delhi: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Maharashtra Dy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders take the stage as they reach for the swearing-in ceremony for Delhi CM designate Rekha Gupta.

Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal greets Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta as she arrives at Ramlila Maidan to attend her oath ceremony.

Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta joined by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, Rajasthan Deputy CM Prem Chand Bairwa and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje in showing a victory sign, at Ramlila Maidan.

On the swearing-in ceremony of Delhi CM Designate Rekha Gupta, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj says, "There will be a lot of development in Delhi after BJP leader Rekha Gupta takes oath as the CM of Delhi. She will write a new chapter of development under the leadership of PM Modi. It is a very emotional day and my mother, Sushma Swaraj is surely blessing Rekha Gupta."

BJP leader Rekha Gupta reaches Ramlila Maidan to take oath as the new chief minister of Delhi. The first-time MLA is set to become the fourth woman chief minister of the national capital

BJP leader Vijender Gupta confirms his selection as the Delhi Assembly Speaker. "Yes, yes. Maintaining the decorum of the House is our responsibility. It is the temple of democracy and our goal is to maintain its dignity." He further expresses happiness over government formation by BJP. "It is a matter of joy that the BJP is forming the government after 27 years," he says.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers Brajesh Pathak and KP Maurya, Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha, Rajasthan Deputy CM Prem Chand Bairwa and other leaders reach Ramlila Maidan to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and her council of ministers.

BJP leader Ravinder Indraj Singh who will take oath as Delhi Minister today says, "A very good message has been given to Delhi (by electing BJP leader Rekha Gupta as the Delhi CM) as BJP has always talked about the participation of women...We will ensure good governance in Delhi"

BJP leader Rekha Gupta is expected to take oath as Delhi's new chief minister soon. The CM-designate has left her residence and is headed for the Ramlila Maidan for the grand event. 

Senior BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa is set to take oath as Delhi Minister today along with five others. Expressing his gratitude towards the BJP leadership, he says, "I thank PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda for giving me the opportunity to work as a cabinet minister and work for the development of Delhi...PM Modi has returned the rights (of the Sikh community) after 12 years, because the previous government had abolished the post of Sikh cabinet minister and did injustice to the Sikh community...Our priority is to clean Delhi, Yamuna river..."

BJP leader Kapil Mishra is set to take oath in the Delhi Council of Ministers today, along side Delhi CM designate Rekha Gupta. Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, he offers prayers at the Jhandewalan temple. Speaking to the media, the Karawal Nagar MLA says, "All of us will work together to implement PM Modi's vision. They (AAP) betrayed the people of Delhi, and they received their punishment through the power of vote. There will be an investigation against the corruption of AAP and Arvind Kejriwal. There has been a decision in the people's court, soon there will be a decision in the court of law." Mishra had come into limelight in 2020 after he was accused of making hate speeches during communal riots in Delhi.

Ahead of the oath ceremony, Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta was asked if she will stay in the "sheesh mahal", a term used by the BJP to refer to the chief minister's residence renovated by former CM Arvind Kejriwal. The BJP's CM pick responded by saying that she won't be residing in that house, which became a major source of political upheaval under the AAP regime in the national capital.

Mohan Singh Bisht likely to be the Deputy Speaker of Delhi Assembly, news agency ANI reports, citing sources.

Senior BJP leader and former Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta is likely to the Delhi Assembly Speaker, according to reports. 

Rekha Gupta, who was declared the Delhi CM pick by BJP on Wednesday, said, "PM Narendra Modi has shown immense faith in an ordinary party worker and daughter like me. I will stand up to his expectations. I want to thank the party leadership and PM Narendra Modi who showed immense faith in a commoner like me and bestowed such a big responsibility on me... My story can be an inspiration for every woman, that a common middle-class woman can also be given a chance to reach the top leadership of the party."

BJP leader Rekha Gupta is a first-time MLA, who won from the Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency in the Delhi elections held on February 5. She has served as general secretary of BJP Mahila Morcha in Delhi and as a member of its national executive committee. Gupta is set to become the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi after Sheila Dikshit of Congress, Sushma Swaraj of BJP and Atishi of AAP.

Speaking to the media, Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta's husband, Manish Gupta says, "We never thought that she (Rekha Gupta) would become the Chief Minister of Delhi. It seems like a miracle. It is a matter of happiness for us that the party has given us so much respect."

The security has been heightened for the event which will see around 50,000 people. 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 said. The police said commandos, quick reaction teams, PCR vans, and SWAT teams had been deployed at strategic locations while snipers were positioned at high-rise buildings nearby. Only authorised people will be allowed near the venue and a proper traffic plan has been chalked out, the police said.

BJP leaders Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, and Pankaj Kumar Singh will take oath as ministers today.

Rekha Gupta, who was chosen as the Delhi Chief Minister face by the BJP, will be sworn in at a mega event at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi today. Senior BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad announced the selection of 50-year-old Rekha Gupta as the Leader of the House in the Delhi Assembly at the BJP legislature party meeting on Wednesday evening. The first-time MLA met Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena soon after the announcement and staked claim to form the government in the national capital.