Delhi Chief Minister’s oath likely on 20 February after key BJP meets: Sources
Delhi CM Candidate: There will be a meeting of the BJP Legislature Party on the evening of 19 February regarding the formation of the government in Delhi. This information has been given by the sources. At the same time, the swearing-in ceremony of the new government can be held on 20 February. According to sources, this meeting was earlier proposed on Monday, but it was postponed.
Before the meeting of BJP Legislature Party, the names of Pravesh Verma, Vijendra Gupta and Satish Upadhyay are included in race for post of CM. The names of Pawan Sharma and Rekha Gupta are also in the running.
Before the meeting of BJP Legislature Party
Sources said that the names of the observers will be announced on Monday and then the leader of the legislature party will be selected on Wednesday. The swearing-in ceremony can be held on Wednesday at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, whoever is elected as the leader of the legislature party house, he will be the next Chief Minister of Delhi. However, there is no clarity yet about who will get this responsibility.
BJP wins 48 seats
However, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come to power after 27 in Delhi, by winning the assembly elections of the capital held on 5 February. And with this spectacular victory, party ended the 10-year rule of the Aam Aadmi Party in the nation capital. Here we let you know the BJP party has won 48 out of 70 assembly seats.
Whose names are in the race for the CM post?
At the same time, the names of many newly elected MLAs are in the news for the post of Chief Minister. Those considered to be the frontrunners for the top post include Pravesh Verma, former BJP Delhi unit president Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay. Pravesh Verma defeated Arvind Kejriwal in the assembly elections.
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He comes from the Jat community. In such a situation, he is being considered among the main contenders for the post of Chief Minister.
These names are strong contenders for the CM post
Pawan Sharma, Ashish Sood, Rekha Gupta and Shikha Rai, among others, are also being seen as contenders for the post of Chief Minister. Many leaders in the party believe that like Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, the BJP leadership can bet on one of the newly elected MLAs.
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Summary
BJP sources said on Monday (17 February) that the Bharatiya Janata Party Legislature Party will meet on 19 February to elect the new Chief Minister of Delhi. At the same time, the swearing-in ceremony will be held the next day on 20 February.
However, this has not been officially confirmed yet. There is still suspense over who will be the BJP CM in Delhi.
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