The Bharatiya Janata Party;s (BJP) Legislative Party meeting in Delhi was postponed from Monday (February 17) to Wednesday (February 19, sources told news agency ANI on Sunday. The meeting will take place at Delhi BJP State Office, sources said on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the swearing-in ceremony of the new Delhi chief minister will be held on February 20 instead of February 19, sources said.
“BJP Legislature Party meeting scheduled for tomorrow, 17th February, has been postponed. Now this meeting will be held on 19th February. The swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister will also be held on 20th February instead of 18th February,” sources were quoted as saying.
Earlier on Friday, the asserted that it will soon announce the name of Delhi chief minister.
” is returning (from his foreign visit) by tonight. There will be a meeting of our parliamentary board tomorrow or the day after. will be before you,” the party’s national spokesperson Ajay Alok was quoted by news PTI as saying.
According to sources, the is expected to be sworn in on February 19.
The legislative party meeting of the BJP is expected to be held a day before the grand swearing-in that marks the return of the saffron party in the national capital after a gap of 27 years.
Preparations to form the BJP government are expected to gain momentum after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to the capital on Friday night following his trip to France and the United States of America.
PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other senior party leaders will finalise key decisions regarding the new government which includes a chief minister, a council of ministers and perhaps one or two deputy chief ministers.
Delhi Election Result 2025
The BJP won 48 out of 70 seats in the held on February 5. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which was in power in the national capital for two straight terms, was reduced to 22 seats. The Congress failed to win a single seat for the third consecutive time in the elections, the results of which were announced on February 8.
Who will be the new Delhi CM?
Amid speculations, five names have emerged for the top post. These include Parvesh Verma, who defeated AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi constituency, and who was defeated by former Chief Minister Atishi from the Kalkaji seat.
Other names circulating in the political arena include BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, Kapil Mishra, Ashish Sood, , and Vijender Gupta.
In the past, the BJP has chosen new and lesser-known figures — with relatively low public profile — for the chief minister’s post.
(NOTE: This story has been updated with latest details)
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