Bharatiya Janata Party will hold a legislative meeting on Wednesday after it was postponed today. The party has appointed the observer for the meeting and will decide on the name of the chief minister of Delhi followed by the oath ceremony in a day or two.
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.
While the BJP has not come up with the name of CM, it has shortlisted 15 names, of which nine will be selected for the posts of chief minister, cabinet ministers, and speaker.
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.
The venue has not been announced yet. However, there is a possibility that the swearing-in ceremony will be held in Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium or Raamlila Maidan in the national capital, on February 20.
Delhi witnessed a strong competition among three parties including AAP, BJP, and Congress during assembly elections held on February 5. The results were announced on February 8.
