Who Will Be the Next Delhi CM? BJP Legislative Party Meeting Tomorrow to Decide

Who Will Be the Next Delhi CM: The wait for the new chief minister of Delhi is on the verge of concluding, perhaps as early as to-morrow. Citing sources, ANI reported that the Bharatiya Janata Party will hold its legislative party meeting on Monday at 3 pm.

All the 48 newly elected BJP MLAs will be meeting at the Delhi BJP office to name their leader for the swearing-in ceremony as the new chief minister of the capital.

On Friday, BJP spokesperson Ajay Alok said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is returning (from his foreign visit) by tonight. There will be a meeting of our parliamentary board tomorrow or the day after. Delhi's new CM will be before you."

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The BJP won 48 out of 70 seats in the Delhi assembly elections and dethroned the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power in the national capital.

The AAP, which had been in power in Delhi for more than a decade, managed to win only 22 seats in the assembly election, which was conducted on February 8 in which a very fierce competition was witnessed.

Several leaders of the AAP, including former CM Arvind Kejriwal, lost in their strongholds, while outgoing chief minister Atishi managed to save her seat.

The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years (1998-2013), once again registered a zerowinning score, which will further decline.

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BJP to appoint observers

The BJP plans to appoint observers to hold negotiations with the new party MLAs in the process to finalize the new chief minister for Delhi.

Names of some of the newly elected MLAs such as Parvesh Verma, who is BJP's Jat face in Delhi and defeated Kejriwal from New Delhi seat, and former Delhi BJP presidents Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay have been mentioned among the foremost contestants for the chief minister post.

"You never know... The national leadership can come up with an altogether fresh face who fits the bill and is capable of discharging the duties as Delhi chief minister amid high expectations of the people," a BJP leader told PTI.

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