New Delhi, February 20 (HBTV): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta took oath as the chief minister of Delhi at the iconic Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. Gupta becomes the BJP's fourth Delhi Chief Minister and its second woman leader to hold the post. She is also the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi, following from the BJP's Sushma Swaraj, the Congress' Sheila Dikshit, and the AAP's Atishi, her immediate predecessor.

Around 50,000 people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and their other cabinet colleagues and the chief ministers of NDA-ruled states among others, attended the oath-taking ceremony.

Gupta, a former president of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) and who is actively engaged with women-related matters, is also the national vice president of BJP Mahila Morcha and a member of the party's national executive. Earlier, the BJP won 48 out of the 70 assembly seats while the AAP got 22 seats and the Congress drew a blank in the just concluded elections.

In her first remarks after being nominated as Chief Minister, Gupta said she stands committed to "taking Delhi to new heights" and vowed to work with "full honesty, integrity and dedication for the welfare, empowerment and overall development of every citizen of Delhi".

She also thanked the Prime Minister and the BJP's top leadership for their faith.