Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday congratulated Rekha Gupta on being named Delhi CM. However, he will miss the swearing-in ceremony scheduled tomorrow at Ramlila Ground in Delhi.
Gupta, the first-time MLA, won from the Shalimar Bagh constituency defeating AAP’s Bandana Kumari by 29,595 votes.
Her political career beging in 1992 with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Daulat Ram College, Delhi University. She later become the president of Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) in 1996-97.
In 2007, she secured the position of councillor from North Pitampura. She later held positions as General Secretary of BJP Mahila Morcha in Delhi and served on its national executive committee.
BJP secured 48 seats out of 70 assembly constituencies, while AAP got 22 in the 2025 Delhi assembly elections.
