A member of India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party has been sworn in as chief minister of Delhi, handing the party control of the capital for the first time in decades after landslide elections. Rekha Gupta,

A member of India's ruling Hindu-nationalist party was sworn in on Thursday as chief minister of Delhi after an election landslide handed it control of the capital for the first time in decades.

The BJP that won in Delhi after 27 years, is set to end the suspense over the new Chief Minister today when it announces the name in its legislative party meeting.

Rekha Gupta took oath as Delhi's new Chief Minister, leading BJP's return to power after 27 years. PM Modi, top leaders attend grand swearing-in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan.

Gupta is the fourth female chief minister in Delhi, but it is still rare for Indian political parties to name women to top positions.

Within hours of taking oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, along with her Cabinet colleagues, perform ‘Yamuna aarti’ at the city’s Vasudev Ghat. The party leaders then headed to the Delhi secretariat for the first Cabinet meeting.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rekha Gupta, on Thursday (Feb 20), was sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister in a grand ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan. Who Is Rekha Gupta? A first-time MLA, Gupta contested the Shalimar Bagh constituency in the Delhi assembly elections against AAP's Bandana Kumari and won by 29,