Chief Minister name for Delhi to be announced tomorrow, oath-taking ceremony at Ramlila Maidan on Feb 20

Delhi's wait for a new Chief Minister after the Assembly elections is set to end on Wednesday, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party is set to elect its Leader of the House. Meanwhile, preparations for the February 20 oath-taking ceremony are in full swing at the historic Ramlila Ground in the national capital. On Tuesday evening, BJP leaders Tarun Chugh and Vinod Tavde, in charge of the swearing-in ceremony, and Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva met Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. 

According to party leaders, the Chief Minister and the entire Cabinet will take oath in a grand ceremony, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, and other dignitaries. A massive crowd is expected at the event, with sources revealing that around 40 celebrities have also been invited. The swearing-in ceremony, earlier scheduled for 4:30 pm, will now take place around noon, as per news agency PTI. 

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Yogender Chandolia confirmed that preparations at Ramlila Maidan are in full swing, with arrangements being made for the large-scale event. "Around 50,000 people, including party workers, RWA, sections of society and saints, will be invited. It will be a grand event in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet ministers will be present. It will last around 25-30 minutes," the Northwest Delhi MP said.

The newly-elected BJP legislature party will meet at the party's Delhi unit office to elect the Leader of the House in the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday. The meeting is expected to be held in the evening, party leaders said.

The Ramleela Ground and surrounding areas, including roads, pavements and medians, were cleaned and freshly painted. Party leaders said around one lakh people are expected to throng the whole area as there was a lot of enthusiasm among residents over the BJP forming its government in Delhi after more than 26 years, party leaders said.