Preparations are underway at Delhi BJP office ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government as the party is set to finalize the name of chief minister of Delhi today.
During the legislature party meeting on Wednesday, senior BJP functionaries said, the 48 newly elected BJP MLAs and the seven Lok Sabha MPs will finalise the name of the new CM, who will then meet the lieutenant governor to stake claim to form the government.
The oath ceremony will be held in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan tomorrow in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CMs of 19 NDA-led states, people aware of the matter said.
The oath ceremony was earlier scheduled to be held on Feb 20 at 4.30 pm. However, it was later rescheduled to be held at 12 pm.
The party has returned to power after 27 years, winning 48 out 70 assembly seats leaving the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which has ruled the city for the past 10 years, with only 22 seats. What came as a shock for the AAP was, its senior leaders including Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal lost their seats.
There are several names that are in the potential names of CM with Parvesh Verma being prominent for the post. The other names include, Rekha Gupta, Vijender Gupta, Satish Upadhyay, Ashish Sood, Pawan Sharma, and Ajay Mahawar.
Meanwhile, preparations are also in full swing at the Ramlila Maidan with its boundary walls repainted, pavements repaired, and authorities sprinkling water to settle dust.
According to the party sources, people and workers from all walks of life have contributed to the victory of BJP in the recently held elections.
Some opposition leaders are also on the list of invitees, including outgoing chief minister Atishi and possibly leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.
