As tables turned in Delhi with the triumph of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the not too long ago concluded meeting polls, occasion’s MLA from Rohini Vijender Gupta has been named the speaker.
Newly appointed Delhi meeting speaker Vijender Gupta
As tables turned in Delhi with the triumph of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the not too long ago concluded meeting polls, occasion’s MLA from Rohini Vijender Gupta has been named the speaker.
Yes! The identical Vijender Gupta who was typically seen dragged out of the Delhi meeting in the course of the earlier 10 yr rule of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). In a dramatic flip of occasions, Gupta will now oversee the proceedings in the meeting from the place he was once thrown out.
Interestingly, he’s the only real BJP chief who gained 2015 and 2020 meeting polls, even in the course of the wave of Arvind Kejriwal. In the 2025 Delhi polls, Gupta defeated AAP’s Pradeep Mittal by over 37,000 votes.
Vijender Gupta, a outstanding Baniya face, has additionally served as the president of the Delhi BJP unit. In 2009, he contested Lok Sabha elections from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk seat however misplaced by the hands of Congress’s Kapil Sibal.
In 2013, he contested Delhi meeting polls however was defeated by Arvind Kejriwal. However, Gupta made a exceptional comeback in 2015, profitable the Rohini meeting seat, which he retained in 2020 and 2025.
Rekha Gupta sworn-in as Delhi CM
Rekha Gupta, belonging to the merchants’ neighborhood which is a core vote financial institution of the BJP in Delhi, was sworn-in as Delhi Chief Minister. She is the third feminine BJP Chief Minister of Delhi and total fourth feminine CM face of the nationwide capital after – Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit, and Atishi.
Along with Gupta, six different BJP leaders together with – Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra, Ravindra Indraj Singh, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Ashish Sood – have been sworn in as cabinet ministers.
