BJP to finalise Delhi Chief Minister tomorrow, oath likely on February 18: Sources

The BJP, which stormed to power in Delhi after 27 years, is likely to finalise its Chief Minister on Monday, ending days of suspense over who will head the government in the national capital, sources said. The swearing-in ceremony of the new government is likely to be held on February 18, they added.

High-level deliberations have been underway in Delhi over the past few days to finalise names for the top post. However, the party leadership has remained tight-lipped, even as several names, including Parvesh



Verma, Ashish Sood, and Rekha Gupta, among others, have been speculated.

The party had announced that it would stake claim to form the government in Delhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned from his US visit.

The BJP wrested power from the AAP by winning 48 out of 70 seats in the just-concluded Delhi assembly polls. The AAP, which ruled Delhi for more than 10 years, ended up winning just 22 seats in the hotly contested elections, the results of which were declared on February 8.