Delhi gets 4th lady Chief Minister in Rekha Gupta

The Indian capital of Delhi is now run by Rekha Gupta as chief minister, 4th in the history of this city-state and the only one in the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) states in India. In a resounding victory, BJP won 48 of the 70 seats, coming back to power in Delhi after 27 years and putting an end to the 11-year rule of the Aam Admi Party (AAP).

Rekha Gupta took charge as the ninth CM at her Secretariat office in New Delhi on Thursday 20th February 2025 after she and a cabinet of 6 ministers was sworn in at the massive Ramlila Maidan in the city. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet of Ministers, 20 Chief Ministers of different Indian states run by BJP and its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and nearly 200,000 people witnessed the ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that the party and he are confident that Rekha Gupta had in her the mettle as a woman politician to fulfil the commitments made during the elections held on 5th February 2025. Modi said Gupta will work for Delhi’s development with full vigour.

The initial Delhi cabinet of Ministers include – Pravesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Sardar Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Singh, Kapil Mishra and Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh. Please see attached list of Ministers with their respective portfolios.



Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on February 20, 2025 that the Cabinet of Ministers had decided in its first meeting to implement the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, and also to table 14 pending Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports in the Delhi Assembly. Ayushman Yojana, or literally free medical treatment of up to Rupees 500,000 for the economically underprivileged, was stalled by the AAP government. Delhi Chief Minister said her government pledges that needy women in Delhi will get Rupees 2,500 monthly as assistance. Gupta is also keeping up the promise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP by visiting the Yamuna river in which massive cleaning operations were launched after BJP won the elections just over two weeks back.