Why Pravesh Verma lagging behind Rekha Gupta in CM race? Understand the factors

The suspense over the post of Chief Minister in Delhi is over. Rekha Gupta's name was approved in the BJP Legislature Party meeting. This is being considered a setback for Pravesh Verma, who was elected MLA from New Delhi. However, he has got a big responsibility in the new government. BJP has announced to make him the Deputy Chief Minister.

Rekha Gupta, BJP MLA from Shalimar Bagh, will be the Chief Minister of Delhi.

Pravesh Verma will be the Deputy Chief Minister in the new government. His name was in the race for the post of CM.

Pravesh Verma, who defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, was at the forefront in the race for CM since BJP's victory. Now he has been eliminated.

Pravesh Verma is the son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma. He was the CM from 27 February 1996 to 12 October 1998.

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Nepotism became the reason

There are many reasons for Pravesh Verma lagging behind in the CM race. It is believed that BJP does not want to be accused of nepotism in Delhi.

Along with this, the party is trying to give the message that it can send any common worker to the top post in the state. BJP has done this in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as well. Analysts believe that this instills enthusiasm among the workers.

BJP is trying to give the message that it can send any common worker to the top post in the state.

Pravesh Verma comes from the Jat community. In the neighboring state of Haryana and in Delhi too, the Jat community has expressed trust in BJP as per the party's expectations. It is believed that they do not have any resentment towards the party.

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Rekha Gupta, on the other hand, belongs to the Bania community. Arvind Kejriwal also comes from the Bania community and is originally from Haryana. Gupta is also originally from Jind in Haryana.

Women factor

BJP also wants to give a message by making a woman leader the Chief Minister. NDA has government in more than 20 states but nowhere is a woman leading the state. By making Rekha Gupta the Chief Minister in the capital, it wants to give the message of women's respect.

The last time BJP government was in power in Delhi was from 1993 to 1998, when Sushma Swaraj was the Chief Minister in the last years.

Who is Rekha Gupta?

Rekha Gupta is an MLA from Shalimar Bagh. She won by 29,595 votes. Currently she is the National Vice President of BJP Mahila Morcha. She came into politics during her student life. She was the Secretary and President of Delhi University Students Union.

She became a councilor from North Pitampura in 2007 and 2012. She had to face defeat in the assembly elections in 2015 and 2020.