Rekha Gupta to take oath as Delhi’s ninth CM toda
Rekha Gupta will take the oath as Chief Minister at a ceremony held at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on February 20.
She will become the fourth woman to hold this position in the city, continuing a tradition of female leadership that has seen women from the BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party serve as Chief Ministers. Gupta will succeed Atishi.
The oath-taking ceremony for Delhi’s new Chief Minister is scheduled to begin at 10 am on February 20 at Ramlila Maidan. At 12:35 pm, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena will administer the oath of office to the Delhi CM-designate and the Council of Ministers.
Around 50,000 people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Cabinet colleagues and chief ministers of National Democratic Alliance-governed states, among others, are expected to attend the ceremony.
The event will begin with guests arriving and taking their seats. Key political figures, including the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena, Amit Shah, Union Ministers, and other prominent leaders, will participate in the ceremony.
After the necessary formalities and official notifications are read, the L-G will administer the Oath of Office and Oath of Secrecy to the newly appointed Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.
Once the oath is taken, the Ministers will individually swear in, followed by the signing of official papers.
The ceremony will conclude with the national anthem, after which the dignitaries will leave the venue.