Delhi new CM announcement LIVE: The newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in Delhi will meet at 7pm on Wednesday to elect the legislative party leader, who will take oath as the chief minister on February 20. Reports have suggested that the party is looking to pick the next CM from a group of newly elected MLAs and is also considering a woman MLA to take up the role.
The oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Ramlila Maidan on a grand scale, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other top leaders. BJP leaders Tarun Chugh and Vinod Tawde are overseeing the arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony.
Delhi govt formation | Key points
- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) criticised the BJP for delaying choosing the next chief minister, saying the saffron party could not pick an MLA to lead Delhi.
- Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai suggested that the capital could end up with three different CMs over the next five years, just as it did during the last BJP regime.
- BJP MP Yogender Chandolia hit back, challenging the AAP to name its Leader of Opposition in the upcoming legislative assembly.
- On Monday, the Ramlila Maidan, which can accommodate around 30,000 people, was being prepped with a fresh coat of paint, and the cleaning process was also underway.
- A BJP leader said the location was chosen as it was at that historic location that the first mega protest, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, was held in 1975 against Indira Gandhi’s government.”
- The BJP achieved a historic feat in the Delhi assembly election 2025, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years. The party bagged 48 of the 70 assembly seats, dethroning the Aam Aadmi Party from power.
