Key Points
Rekha Gupta sworn in as Delhi CM at Ramlila Maidan
PM Modi and NDA leaders witness historic moment
First woman CM from Delhi University alumni
Defeated Arvind Kejriwal's AAP
In a video, Singh stated that it is a matter of pride and honour for the students that alumni of Daulat Ram College, Rekha Gupta has become the Chief Minister of Delhi.
Yogesh Singh said, "Today is a day of great pride and honour for Delhi University because Daulat Ram College student Mrs Rekha Gupta ji became the Chief Minister of Delhi. This also increases our prestige and it inspires the students of the university that if the student before us can do this, then we can also do it. Her life will change the lives of many people, it is a very happy day and many congratulations to Rekha Gupta ji, she has become the Chief Minister of Delhi."
Earlier, Rekha Gupta took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi at the historic Ramlila Maidan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several NDA leaders and Chief Ministers. The list included the likes of Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan, Devendra Fadnavis, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Amit Shah, JP Nadda and many more.
Speaking to ANI after taking oath as the fourth woman CM of Delhi, Rekha Gupta thanked the people of Delhi and expressed gratitude for the blessings.
"Thank you Delhi. I thank BJP, and I am grateful for the blessings of all of you," she said.
Apart from Rekha Gupta, Parvesh Verma who defeated AAP convener and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal took oath as cabinet minister followed by Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ashish Sood, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Kapil Mishra and Ravinder Indraj Singh.
Bharatiya Janata Party's top leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were present on the occasion.
