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Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Who'll be next Delhi CM? Key BJP meeting begins; Rekha Gupta among 48 MLA-elects attend

19 min read . Updated: 19 Feb 2025, 07:49 PM IST

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Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The BJP is set to make the big announcement about Delhi's next Chief Minister today. Preparations are in full swing for a grand oath-taking ceremony on February 20 at Ramlila Maidan. Stay tuned for LIVE updates about Delhi CM announcement

Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and BJP national secretary Om Prakash Dhankar, appointed as observers by the party, arrive for a meeting of the BJP's legislature party which will elect its Delhi legislature party leader, who will be the next chief minister of the national capital, at the party office in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 (PTI)

Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Top BJP have started reaching the BJP office in Delhi to attend the key legislative party meeting to choose next Delhi Chief Minister. The new Delhi CM will be announced by today evening.  A BJP leader said the chief minister has been selected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Who will be next Delhi CM?

Since the BJP won a thumping majority in Delhi, many BJP leaders have emerged as potential chief ministers. The top contenders include Parvesh Verma, who defeated AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat. Rekha Gupta (Shalimar Bagh), Vijender Gupta (Rohini), Satish Upadhyay (Malviya Nagar), Ashish Sood (Janakpuri), Pawan Sharma (Uttam Nagar), and Ajay Mahawar (Ghonda), are also among CM contenders.

To mark the beginning of the BJP's governance in the national capital, preparations are in full swing for the grand oath-taking ceremony of the new Delhi Chief Minister on Thursday, February 20. The grand event will take place at Ramlila Maidan and a large number of people are expected to participate.

The swearing-in ceremony will be a high-profile event, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet, and Chief Ministers from various states in attendance.

On February 19, that is today, the newly elected BJP MLAs will meet to elect the legislative party leader. The Chief Minister face will be unveiled amid speculations over Parvesh Verma or Vijender Gupta being the most eligible candidate. The stage is set and arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony are being looked after by BJP leaders Tarun Chugh and Vinod Tawde.

In Delhi assembly elections, BJP secured 48 seats out of 70 seats, while the outgoing Aam Aadmi Party won 22 seats. For the third successive time, Congress could not open its account.

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