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,

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

AAP MP Swati Maliwal was among the high-profile political figures at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan Thursday as the BJP's Rekha Gupta was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.

BJP MLA Rekha Gupta took charge as the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi at her Secretariat office here on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh was administered oath as the chief minister by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena in a grand ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan. Her Council of Ministers were also sworn in.

BJP's debutant legislator Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi chief minister on Thursday in a grand show of strength that marks the party's return to power in the city after more than 26 years. Along with Gupta,

Rekha Gupta will be sworn in as Delhi's chief minister on Thursday at Ramlila Maidan, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance.

Women leaders have played an immensely valuable role in shaping India’s politics, leading states with vision and determination. From Rekha Gupta, who is currently in the spotlight, to experienced leaders like Mamata Banerjee,

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,

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.