Rekha Gupta has taken oath as the Delhi chief minister, becoming the first leader from the BJP to assume the post after 27 years. While names like Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay were doing the rounds,

An old picture of Gupta, along with former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, has been doing the rounds on social media platforms. Interestingly, Swaraj served as the CM of Delhi for two months – from October 1998 to December 1998 – becoming the first woman to hold the position.

Rekha Gupta’s appointment as Delhi’s CM reflects BJP strategy of elevating unexpected candidates. As a former ABVP leader with deep RSS ties, Gupta’s journey exemplifies the party’s approach of leveraging grassroots connections.

Rekha Gupta is set to take oath as the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi. The 50-year-old, a senior BJP leader, won from Shalimar Bagh against AAP’s Bandana Kumari. As she becomes the saffron party’s fourth CM face in the national capital,

The decision was made at a meeting of all newly-elected BJP MLAs at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday evening.