Amit Shah, Kejriwal, Atishi congratulate new Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

Gupta is the first woman to be named as chief minister in a BJP-ruled state since 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Wednesday that MLA Rekha Gupta will be the next chief minister of Delhi, which the party won handsomely with 48 of 70 seats. The decision was taken at a legislature party meeting late on Wednesday evening. 

    Gupta will take oath as CM on Thursday at the Ramlila Maidan. The event is expected to be attended by high-profile dignitaries, celebrities, and party workers.

 

 

Gupta also becomes the first woman to be named as Chief Minister from BJP after an election, since 2014. 

 

  As news filtered out of her election, congratulations started pouring in for Gupta, who won her seat from the Shalimar Bagh constituency, beating Aam Aadmi Party candidate Bandana Kumari by almost 30,000 votes.    

AAP National Convenor and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, "Many congratulations to Rekha Gupta ji on becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi. I hope that she will fulfill all the promises made to the people of Delhi. We will support her in every work for the development and welfare of the people of Delhi."

 

दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री बनने पर रेखा गुप्ता जी को बहुत बहुत बधाई। मैं उम्मीद करता हूँ कि दिल्ली की जनता को किए गए सारे वादे वे पूरे करेंगी। दिल्ली की जनता के विकास और भले के हर कार्य में हम उन्हें सहयोग करेंगे।

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 19, 2025

 

AAP leader Atishi, the third woman to ever have held the CM's post and Gupta's predecessor, said, “Congratulations to Rekha Gupta ji on becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi.”

 

"It is a matter of happiness that Delhi will be led by a woman. I hope that the promises made to the people of Delhi will be fulfilled. You will get the full support of Aam Aadmi Party for the development of Delhi, she added. 

दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री बनने पर रेखा गुप्ता जी को बधाई। यह खुशी की बात है कि दिल्ली का नेतृत्व एक महिला करेंगी। मुझे उम्मीद है कि दिल्ली वालो को किए गए वादे पूरे होंगे। दिल्ली के विकास के लिए आम आदमी पार्टी का पूरा सहयोग आपको मिलेगा।

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) February 19, 2025

 

Taking to his X account, Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote: “I extend my hearty congratulations and best wishes to Mrs. @gupta_rekha ji on being elected the leader of the BJP Legislative Party. I have full faith that you will work with dedication in the direction of the resolution taken by Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji to make Delhi one of the top capitals of the world. I am confident that the BJP government under your leadership will work day and night to fulfill the hopes and expectations with which the mothers and sisters of Delhi have blessed the BJP," he said.

 

भाजपा विधायक दल की नेता चुने जाने पर श्रीमति @gupta_rekha जी को हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएँ देता हूँ।  मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि दिल्ली को दुनिया की शीर्ष राजधानियों में से एक बनाने का जो संकल्प प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी ने लिया है, आप उस दिशा में समर्पण भाव से कार्य…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 19, 2025

 

  BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, herself the daughter of a former Delhi CM, the late Sushma Swaraj, said, " Many many congratulations to her. Under the leadership of PM Modi, Rekha Gupta will underline a new chapter of Delhi..."  

#WATCH | Rekha Gupta set to become the CM of Delhi |  BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj says, " Many many congratulations to her. Under the leadership of PM Modi, Rekha Gupta will underline a new chapter of Delhi..." pic.twitter.com/2NuA1NEy6i

— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2025

 

Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta's husband, Manish Gupta, says, " I thank PM Modi, Amit Shah ji and the entire party leadership for expressing their faith in Rekha ji."

 

#WATCH | Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta's husband, Manish Gupta, says, " I thank PM Modi, Amit Shah ji and the entire party leadership for expressing their faith in Rekha ji." pic.twitter.com/suFFTBVhcl

— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2025

 

BJP MLA Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma congratulated Gupta with a post on X. 

 

He said, “Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Smt. @gupta_rekha ji, MLA from Shalimar Bagh, on being elected the leader of the BJP Delhi Legislative Party.”

 

शालीमार बाग से विधायक श्रीमती @gupta_rekha जी को भाजपा दिल्ली के विधायक दल का नेता चुने जाने पर हृदयपूर्वक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।  मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के मार्गदर्शन में भाजपा की डबल इंजन की सरकार दिल्ली में प्रगति एवं विकास के आयाम…

— Parvesh Sahib Singh (@p_sahibsingh) February 19, 2025

 

Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma won the New Delhi constituency election against AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal. He is the son of former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma.

 

I have full faith that under the guidance of the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, the double engine government of BJP will establish new dimensions of progress and development in Delhi. For BJP, Nari Shaktikaran is not just a slogan but is determined to fulfill women empowerment in real sense and Delhi getting a woman Chief Minister is a proof of Modi ji's commitment towards the upliftment of Nari Shakti and women empowerment, he further said in the post. 

All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba shared a photo from her college days and wrote on X, “This memorable photo from 1995 - when Rekha Gupta and I took oath together- I won the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) #अध्यक्ष post from @nsui and Rekha won the #ABVP to #महासचिव post - congratulations and best wishes to Rekha Gupta.”

 

1995 की यह यादगार तस्वीर - जब मैंने और रेखा गुप्ता ने एक साथ शपथ ग्रहण की थी-  मैंने @nsui से दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय छात्र संघ (DUSU) #अध्यक्ष पद पर जीत हासिल की थी और रेखा ने #ABVP से #महासचिव पद पर जीत हासिल की थी- रेखा गुप्ता को बधाई और शुभकामनाएँ.  दिल्ली को चौथी महिला… pic.twitter.com/csM1Rmwu9y

— Alka Lamba ???????? (@LambaAlka) February 19, 2025

Congratulations to Delhi for getting its fourth woman Chief Minister and we hope that Yamuna will be clean and daughters safe, she said.