The swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Delhi is likely to be held on February 19 or 20, according to government sources. The legislative party meeting may happen on February 17 or 18. Preparations for government formation in Delhi are likely to intensify after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in New Delhi late on Friday.
A meeting will be held between PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, and other top BJP leaders to discuss the matter.
Out of 48 MLAs, 15 names were shortlisted, and from them, nine will be selected for the Chief Minister, ministers, and Speaker positions.
The BJP returned to power in Delhi, ending its 27-year-long wait as it secured 48 seats in the 70-member Assembly, as Delhi counted the votes on Saturday. AAP, which has been ruling the city for a decade, managed to win 22 seats, while its key leaders, including party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, faced defeats.
The BJP, which approached the election without announcing a Chief Ministerial face, has started high-level meetings to decide the head of government, with five leaders emerging as key contenders.
Parvesh Verma, who emerged as a giant killer by defeating Kejriwal in the New Delhi seat, leads the list of potential Chief Ministerial faces in Delhi. Vijender Gupta, a senior BJP leader who has served as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Satish Upadhyay, a key Brahmin face who previously served as the state president, Ashish Sood, the general secretary of the Delhi BJP who enjoys close relations with central leaders, and Jitendra Mahajan, a strong RSS hand from the Vaishya community, are other contenders.
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