Delhi’s Next CM: Parvesh Verma, Rekha Gupta, Vijender Gupta And More Strong Players In The Race
Delhi’s Next CM: The landslide victory of BJP in the Delhi Election 2025 dethroned Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadami Party ruling the national capital since 2013. The historic win of PM Modi-led BJP in Delhi came after 27 years with 48 seats to their credit whereas AAP could only secure 22.
After BJP’s rise to power in the capital city, the new cabinet and CM of the city will be elected on 20 February with a grand oath-taking ceremony in Ram Leela Maidan at 4:30 PM, said to be attended by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Minister Amit Shah.
Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, several names from the BJP party have been highlighted to compete strongly for the post of Chief Minister in Delhi. Let’s take a look at all the tentative candidates.
Delhi CM: List of Tentative Candidates
The tenure of the last serving party, i.e. AAP ends on 23 February meaning that the new cabinet will soon replace the long-lasting rule of Kejriwal’s party, setting them to the chairs of Oppositions.
After the electoral win of the Bhartiya Janta Party, several names have been circulating with a high potential to be elected the next CM of Delhi.
Among the list of tentative candidates, a prominent name is Parvesh Verma, who defeated Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi constituency. Verma is also the son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma.
कल देर रात नई दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन पर हुए हादसे के घायलों से मिलकर उनकी कुशलक्षेम जाना। प्रशासन की तरफ से समुचित मदद की जा रही है ।
— Parvesh Sahib Singh (@p_sahibsingh) February 16, 2025
इस मुश्किल समय में हम हादसे से प्रभावित पीड़ितों और उनके परिजनों के साथ खड़े हैं। घायलों के शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ की कामना करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/tAFQc54CZd
Rekha Gupta is the next strong contender on the list and the most promising women candidate of all. She won the election from the Shalimar Bagh constituency. She is a former general secretary and president of Delhi University Students Union.
आदरणीया दीदी रेखा गुप्ता जी (विधायक - शालीमार बाग) को अग्रिम बधाई और शुभकामनाएं.....💐@gupta_rekha #Delhi pic.twitter.com/B1SCsJK5Zf
— Bhuvnesh Tehariya (@Bhuvnesh4India) February 18, 2025
Furthermore, Vijender Gupta from Rohini, Ashish Sood from Janakpuri, Shikha Rai from Greater Kailash, Virendra Sachdeva –Delhi's BJP President, Harish Khurrana from Moti Nagar, Bansuri Swaraj from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, Manoj Tiwari from the North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, Chandon Chaudhary from Sangam Vihar, and Pankaj Kumar Singh from Vikaspuri.
— Vijender Gupta (@Gupta_vijender) February 18, 2025
Some other notable names include:
Pawan Sharma, Ashish Sood, Ravindar Indraj Singh, and Kailash Gangwal are among the other notable names in the list of tentative candidates for the Delhi CM seat.
