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PremiumDelhi New CM Announcement Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs are expected to meet on Wednesday to pick the next chief minister of Delhi. The BJP won the Delhi assembly elections bagging 48 of the 70 seats. The term of the present Delhi assembly expires on February 23.
The new chief minister is expeced to take oath at a mega event at Ramlila Maidan on February 20 (4:30 pm). The BJP won 48 seats in the 70-member assembly, defeating the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which got just 22 seats.
The AAP has attacked BJP for taking “10 days to give a CM and cabinet." Former Delhi CM Atishi said, " It has become clear that the BJP doesn't have a CM candidate. It has also become clear that PM Modi has no faith in 48 elected MLAs."
Usually, the BJP appoints observers from the party's central leadership before the legislature party meeting. The observers meet the new MLAs and give their feedback to the central leadership before the name of the CM is finalised.
Many names have been floating around for the potential chief minister since February 8, the day the election results were announced. Among the top contenders include Parvesh Verma, who defeated AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat, Rekha Gupta (Shalimar Bagh), Vijender Gupta (Rohini), Satish Upadhyay (Malviya Nagar), Ashish Sood (Janakpuri), Pawan Sharma (Uttam Nagar), and Ajay Mahawar (Ghonda).
The BJP swept the Delhi Assembly Election 2025 by winning 48 seats out of 70. The election was a direct contest between BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which was in power in Delhi for two straight terms. The AAP won just 22 seats.
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Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Senior Delhi BJP leaders on Tuesday inspected preparations at the Ramlila Ground here, and said a "historic and grand" oath-taking ceremony will take place at the venue to inaugurate the city's first BJP chief minister in more than 25 years.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Preparations are underway at Ramlila Maidan ahead of the oath ceremony of the new CM of Delhi. BJP Legislature Party meeting will be held on 19th February. The swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister will be held on 20th February.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: On the announcement of Delhi CM, AAP leader Gopal Rai said, “In this country, governments of different parties have been formed in different states but for the first time it is being seen that the 'baraat' is ready, the 'mandap' is also ready, but nobody knows who will be the groom."
He said the BJP has not been able to decide the name of the Chief Minister yet or there is some big secret which they are hiding.
"Generally, the tradition has been that after the election, whichever party is in power, it holds a meeting of its legislative party, in the meeting the leader of the legislative party is elected who is the contender for the post of Chief Minister. He presents his claim... After that, the date of oath is given and preparations begin. Here, all the preparations are already being done...," he added.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Timing of oath-ceremony changed? According to Aajtak, the oath-taking ceremony will now take place at 11 am on February 20, instead of 4:30 pm as earlier scheduled. However, there has been no official confirmation.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: CM's oath taking ceremony will be attended by nearly one lakh people including beneficiaries of government schemes, spiritual gurus, indusrialists, actors, sports personalities, etc, reported ANI
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: According to PTI, many party leaders are of opinion that the saffron party may chose a newly-elected MLAs, as was the case in states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, etc.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Several names have been doing rounds for the posts of chief minister and ministers. According to news agency ANI, Parvesh Verma and former Delhi BJP presidents Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay are the frontrunners for Delhi CM posts.
Other people who are been considered are Pawan Sharma, Ashish Sood, Rekha Gupta and Shikha Rai
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The Delhi CM oath-taking ceremony is set to be held on Thursday, February 20 at Ramlila Maidan.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The BJP is all set to return to powe after more than 26 years by sweeping the recent Assembly polls.
The party ended the decade-long rule of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), winning 48 seats in the 70-member House to AAP's 22.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming Delhi CM oath taking ceremony. According to PTI, over one lakh people are set to be inside and outside the venue to celebrate BJP's victory.
"The layout of the tents, including a VIP block for dignitaries, is being finalised. Around one lakh people are expected to be inside and outside the venue to celebrate the BJP's victory in Delhi after 26 years," a source told PTI.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France and the US, Budget Session of Parliament and the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat being in town for the ‘pravesh’ event of the new RSS office in Delhi are among the reasons for the delay in announcing the name of Delhi CM.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Aam Aadmi Party has questioned BJP for delaying the CM announcement, ten days after the saffron party won the Delhi polls
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The BJP is all set to have its CM in the national capital after 27 years. The last CM of BJP in Delhi was late Sushma Swaraj in 1998.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Ten days after scripting a historic victory in the Delhi assembly elections, the BJP has yet to announce the name of the chief minister in the national capital. Many names, including Parvesh Verma and Rekha Gupta, have been doing rounds since the results were announced on February 8.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Even as it is clear that the new CM of Delhi will take oath on February 20, suspense continues on who it will be. The BJP is likely to announce the name after its 48 MLAs meet on Wednesday.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE : Chief ministers and deputy chief Ministers of 20 states are expected to attend the event, along with diplomats from major countries. As many as 50 film stars and industrialists will also be present, according to a report in NDTV. The beneficiaries of central government schemes, including laadli sisters, will also be invited to the ceremony.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The term of present Delhi assembly will be over on February 23. So, a new CM has to be sworn in before that.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Hours after Delhi's caretaker CM Atishi criticised BJP over delaying Delhi CM announcement, BJP leader Virendra Sachdeva launched a scathing attack on the AAP leader.
He questioned Atishi's authority within AAP and alleged that the party is facing internal conflict as "people of her party not ready to accept her as leader of the opposition".
"Delhi's acting CM Atishi is asking who will be the next CM. I want to ask her that you did not become CM even after sitting on the chair. You are the only example who did not become CM even after sitting on the chair...Atishi, you have nothing left to say," said Sachdeva
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Calling AAP's criticism of BJP for suspense over CM announcement, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday said, “This is all restlessness of AAP. Very soon Delhi will get all the information in 2-3 days. BJP will do such work and our CM will be so good that Delhi will get rid of almost all the problems in the next 5 years."
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: BJP MLAs are set to meet today ahead of the Delhi CM announcement
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: After the 27-year-long wait, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to return to the national capital as the oath-taking ceremony of the next Delhi Chief Minister is likely to take place on February 20 at Ramlila Maidan, a Party top source told ANI.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Virendraa Sachdeva says "Delhi's acting CM Atishi is asking who will be the next CM. I want to ask her that you did not become CM even after sitting on the chair. You are the only example who did not become CM even after sitting on the chair.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: On AAP questioning BJP about announcing the name of Delhi CM, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said, "This is all restlessness of AAP. Very soon, Delhi will get all the information in 2-3 days. BJP will do such work and our CM will be so good that Delhi will get rid of almost all the problems in the next 5 years."
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said the BJP has "no face" to run the government.
Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader and Delhi's acting Chief Minister Atishi accused the BJP of lacking a credible leader to govern the national capital.
"It's been ten days since the election results were announced. People thought that the BJP would declare its chief minister and the cabinet on February 9 and begin developmental works immediately. But it is now clear that they have no face to run Delhi," she was quoted by PTI as saying.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: A BJP legislative party meeting, which was to be held on Monday, has been postponed to most likely Wednesday when the party will finalise on the candidate for the chief minister's post, the sources said.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The Delhi CM oathtaking ceremony will be held around 4:30 pm on February 20 at the Ramlila Maidan.
Delhi CM will be announced after BJP MLAs meeting, set to take place on Tuesday.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: According to sources BJP leaders Parvesh Verma, who defeated AAP supremo and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the election from the New Delhi seat, and former Delhi BJP presidents Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay are top candidates for Delhi CM post.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Delhi's caretaker CM Atishi on Monday took a jibe at BJP and said that the party must decide whether they are running the government or not.
“I want to ask the BJP to decide whether they are running the government or not. When there are power cuts, the BJP people say that Atishi is the caretaker CM, she is responsible for this, but when the machine comes to Yamuna, they say that the BJP and LG are running the government. They should decide whether they are running the government or not," Atishi said at press conference on Monday
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Delhi CM inauguration ceremony will be a grand event and will be attended by 12,000 to 16,000 residents of Delhi apart from top BJP leaders including PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, etc.
The event will also be attended by saints, sages, and diplomats from various countries, reported ANI citing sources.
NDA leaders, corporate leaders, politicians, cricket players, film stars, will also attend the program.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Delhi former CM Atishi on Monday attacked the BJP over delay in CM announcement. Attacking the party, Atishi claimed that PM Modi does not trust any of the 48 BJP MLAs elected in Delhi and alleged that the party has no vision or plan for governance.
"The BJP knows that all they will do is loot the people of Delhi. If they don't have anyone capable of running the government, how will they work for people?" she asked.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Delhi CM oath taking ceremony to be held on February 20 at 4:30 pm.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Former Delhi chief minister Atishi on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata party over delay in CM announcement. AAP leader on Monday said that PM Modi has no faith in 48 elected MLAs.
“It is February 17th, it is ten days since the results of Delhi elections came, people expected them to announce their CM candidate on February 9th, and the government will be formed in February 10th... Till now, there is no decision on Delhi CM. It has become clear that the BJP doesn't have a CM candidate. It has also become clear that PM Modi has no faith in 48 elected MLAs," said Atishi on Monday.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Taking a jibe BJP over the suspense in DelhI CM face, AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar has asked why people of Delhi should suffer because of ‘BJPs internal conflict’.
“Why should the people of Delhi be troubled because of BJP's internal conflict?... When they (BJP) are taking 10 days to give a Chief Minister and cabinet, then imagine how much time will they take in making any decision for the people of Delhi?," Kakkar told ANI
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs are set to meet on February 19. The next Delhi CM face may be announced soon.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: BJP spokesperson Ajay Alok on Feb 14, said that the Delhi CM face will be announced soon. Taking a jibe at Aam Aadmi Party, Alok said, “AAP died on February 8. At present, the last rites are being performed. Tell Atishi ji to mourn for 13 days. We will talk after that."
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Delhi Chief Minister's Office wrote to social media platform X, and expressed concern over the unauthorised change of its official hande ‘CMO Delhi’ to ‘KejriwalAtWork’, reported ANI.
The CMO also urged the platform to deactivate a parody account that has since taken over the @CMODelhi handle.
The Email from Delhi CMO to "X" reads: "It has come to our notice that on 'X' (previously Twitter), a "Grey Tick" Government Handle with identity "@CMODelhi", has now been unauthorisedly changed to "@KejriwalAtWork".
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Delhi CM oath taking ceremony is likely to be held on February 20, reported ANI citing a BJP leader.
"The BJP Legislature Party meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. Now this meeting will be held on February 19. The swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister will also be held on February 20 instead of February 18," ANI quoted a BJP source.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: BJP leadership is set to hold a meeting in Delhi on February 19, reported ANI citing sources. The new chief minister will take oath on February 20
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The BJP plans to hold the new CM’s swearing-in ceremony at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium or Ramlila Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the CMs of other NDA-ruled states are expected to attend the mega event.
Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: The BJP MLAs will meet this week to elect Delhi CM. The swearing-in of new Delhi CM is likely to take place on February 20.
