NEW DELHI: BJP leader Rekha Gupta became the fourth chief minister of Delhi after BJP’s Sushma Swaraj, Congress’ Sheila Dikshit and AAP’s Atishi. The first-time MLA was elected to the Delhi legislative assembly from the Shalimar Bagh constituency.
Gupta has earlier served as the general secretary of Delhi state unit of the party. She is also the former president of Delhi University Students Union.
Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was the first woman chief minister of the national capital who served from October 1998 to December 1998.
Later, Congress leader Sheila Dikshit became the second woman chief minister of Delhi. She served from 1998 to 2013, becoming the longest serving chief minister of the state.
Last year, AAP’s Atishi became the third woman chief minister of Delhi after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the top post. Atishi served as the CM from 21st September 2024 to 8th February 2025.
