Now, with the BJP reclaiming power after 27 years, the tables have turned, and Gupta has been appointed as the Speaker.
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00:00that Delhi is set to get its first woman chief, not first, but first, in fact, chief minister, first time MLA, who will be Rekha Gupta.
00:09But besides that, what about the cabinet? Vijayendra Gupta, who is the senior vice-president of the Delhi BJP, has been chosen to be the speaker in the Delhi Assembly.
00:19And we know how crucial that position is because of the influence it has in the Delhi Assembly.
00:24Here's what's interesting for Vijayendra Gupta's story, and why it matters to him that he's been chosen as speaker.
00:30He was one of the most active and perhaps aggressive voices in the BJP in the Assembly, which prompted the speaker then to kick him out.
00:39He would always be taken out. There have been dramatic images of him being marched about, carried out of the Delhi Assembly previously.
00:46Now, he will be presiding over that very same Assembly. He will be the speaker.
00:51And just look at how things turned out for Vijayendra Gupta. He will be a smiling man today.
00:57He will think life has come full circle for him, as someone who was so aggressive in the speaker, almost always was, in fact, marshaled out of the Assembly.
01:07Now, he's going to be presiding over that very Assembly.
01:11Let me take this across to our reporters.
01:13Piyush did tell you yesterday that there is a strong, strong chance of Rekha Gupta being named as the chief minister.
01:24We have Shreya Chatterjee also live with us.
01:26Piyush, I'm going to come across to you.
01:28Good morning. First of all, congratulations on getting the CM picked, right?
01:32But Vijayendra Gupta, as the speaker, and if you look at the entire cabinet also, Piyush, you've got all of the senior leaders,
01:39who many consider as contenders for the CM post, being accommodated now in the cabinet.
01:44Well, absolutely, Akshita. Almost all of them who were in the fray, who were contending for the top post, have now been accommodated in the capital.
01:58And BJP has also given a good equation of caste combination in this entire cabinet.
02:04I remember that Parvesh Majad's mother is a Sikh, Kapil Shah is a Brahmin and Purvanchal face, Pankaj Singh is a Purvanchal face,
02:14then Ravindra Singh, he is a Dalit face, and Ashish Sujith is a Punjabi face.
02:20So, every caste has now been accommodated, but the topmost caste which has made to the topmost position is the Baniya.
02:27Remember that BJP is a party which is known as a party of Baniyas, and preference has now been given to Rekha Gupta.
02:34She is now going to take oath in a few minutes from now, right now I'm present at Ramlila Maidan,
02:40and to our viewers, let us also try to show you the pictures from where I'm reporting.
02:44Three grand stages have now been set up here at Ramlila Maidan.
02:48The centre stage is the same stage where the oath-taking ceremony will take place,
02:52and then we have two different stages at the right and the left of the centre stage.
02:57What we are told is that the BJP will take the oath at the centre stage,
03:04and then on my left-hand side of the stage, which is there on my right-hand side,
03:09on these stages, the leaders of BJP, the leaders and secretaries and other diplomats who have been called up, they will be given the place.
03:18I'm going to come back to you, let me bring in Shreya Chatterjee now,
03:21for more details really on why Vijayendra Gupta has been chosen as the Speaker.
03:26Shreya, I'm sure the BJP sees the irony in the message they're sending across
03:30by choosing someone like Vijayendra Gupta to now be the Speaker,
03:33in the very same assembly that he faced the harshest of crackdowns.
03:40Well, absolutely, and you know, we've seen the kind of fight that he's also put forth,
03:45as the leader of the opposition, remember all those letters that he'd shot against the Aam Aadmi Party,
03:50especially to the LG, where also we've seen orders initiated,
03:54the recent one which has come from the, for the PWD action that's also been coming in.
04:00So you can understand that this man is someone who's extremely important, he's an old guard for the BJP,
04:06and that's exactly why we are seeing that all these permutation combinations,
04:10very nicely kept in mind in choosing the CM, the six ministers, the Speaker as well.
04:17So clearly, the stage is all set, and today is the big day for the Bharatiya Janata Party,
04:22as they've ended, they've brought in the National Capital.
04:25Akshita, I'll just show you the car of the CM, which is ready to head towards the Ramlila Maidan.
04:31Shortly, Rekha Gupta will be coming out of her residence, and she will be leaving from here,
04:36is what we are given to understand for her oath-taking ceremony,
04:41where she will officially become the fourth woman CM of the National Capital.
04:50So it's going to be, of course, a historic moment for the Bharatiya Janata Party here in the National Capital,
04:57and they've chosen a woman CM to be at the helm of affairs.
05:01Obviously, expectations right up there from Rekha Gupta, for her to be leading the carpet,
05:06for her to be making the sweeping changes that the BJP has promised in the National Capital.
05:12Let me continue to show you the kind of celebrations that are taking place,
05:16as you've got, in fact, everyone, all the BJP gather, dancing,
05:21celebrating the fact that the BJP is back in power in the National Capital.
05:25They've waited rather patiently for the last two weeks for this moment.
05:29For the last two weeks, they've been hoping that very soon,
05:32they will be out here celebrating the formation of a BJP government.
05:36And now, finally, with the announcement, we will, in fact, see now all of the BJP gather,
05:43coming together and celebrating.
05:45So the crowds here expect it to only spread further.
05:49All right, let's now take you through all of the latest updates coming in,
05:54that you need to know in the last 24 hours.
05:59The Delhi Chief Minister designated a big statement,
06:07said that she will not be staying in Shishmahal.
06:10Her statement came hours before the oath-taking ceremony.
06:12Remember, the BJP took to the CM House.
06:16It won't be the CM alone taking oath today.
06:25Her cabinet too is going to take oath at the Ramlila Maidan.
06:28Parvesh Verma, Sirsa, Ashish Sood, Ravinder, Pankaj Singh and Kapil Mishra will also be taking oath.
06:40Vijender Gupta is set to be Delhi Assembly Speaker,
06:43and Mohan Singh Bisht is also set to be Deputy Assembly Speaker.
06:47Vijender was once, remember, thrown out of the Assembly by our leaders.
06:50He's ready for a comeback as Speaker now.
06:56Ramlila Maidan is all decked up for the grand oath-taking ceremony.
07:02Arrangements have been made for 30,000 guests.
07:05Religious leaders, industrialists, actors are all set to attend Rekha Gupta's oath-taking.
07:16CM-designate Rekha Gupta and ministers-designate are launching scathing attacks on the Kechriwal.
07:22The erstwhile government is citing rampant graft under him.
07:26The new CM and minister have vowed to work for Delhi and its people's because.
07:46Okay, so let's get you all of the updates really on what you can expect from the grand swearing-in ceremony.
07:52This right here is the Ramlila Maidan.
07:54We'll show you around.
07:55Those are the entry gates from where, in fact, everyone's making their way through.
07:5930,000 people expected to be in attendance for the swearing-in ceremony.
08:04And these will be people from all walks of life.
08:07I told you how you're going to see Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah in attendance,
08:11the BJP's who's who will be here.
08:14But besides that also, the NDA chief ministers are going to be here
08:18in a big show of strength for the alliance.
08:20So this has been a trend of late that the BJP and the NDA have been following.
08:24Where in every state that they win, they ensure it's a big show of strength.
08:28All the chief ministers come together here at the city where the swearing-in takes place.
08:32So Delhi is no different.
08:34The BJP going all out in its celebrations.
08:37So you'll see all the chief ministers witnessing Rekha Gupta taking oath as chief minister.
08:42Not just her.
08:43Remember, the cabinet also will be sworn in.
08:46So you'll see Parvesh Verma, you'll see Ashish Sood, you'll see Kapil Mishra and several others
08:51also taking oath as ministers.
08:53We don't know just yet which ministries they will be given,
08:56but they will take oath as cabinet ministers.
08:59Now besides that, in a message of inclusivity that the BJP is sending out,
09:03when I talk about 30,000 guests being a part of the swearing-in ceremony,
09:07we're talking about slum dwellers.
09:09In a message by the BJP of thank you to these slum dwellers for voting for them,
09:15especially considering, of course, that they were part of the ARP's crucial vote bank previously.
09:20But let's get you these images now of Rekha Gupta, the woman of the moment,
09:25the woman in whose hands the fate of Delhi now lies,
09:29of how she transforms and how she works for the welfare of Delhi.
09:33Now it did come as a surprise to few last evening that she's the chosen one,
09:37especially considering that the Delhi BJP had several veteran leaders.
09:41But the BJP has gone with the woman face,
09:44keeping in mind that the party has no woman chief ministers.
09:48So this was an important balance.
09:50She belongs to the Bania community, the same community as Arvind Kejriwal.
09:54So there's messaging involved there too.
09:56And then there is the fact, of course, that she is the same gender as Atishi,
10:00the chief minister just before her.
10:02So it'll be interesting to see at this point how Rekha Gupta performs.
10:06A first-time MLA and yet being given a chance by the BJP.
10:10And the message from the top brass is very clear.
10:12They're saying anyone, even a karyakarta who performs,
10:16who has the right combinations to make it work, can become chief minister one day.
10:22Let's get you some of the reactions of all those also who will be taking over.
10:26Kapil Mishra speaking.
10:27Kapil Mishra speaking.
10:38Okay, so Kapil Mishra who will be sworn in as a minister speaking to us.
10:42He also visited a temple earlier this morning to seek divine blessings
10:46before what's a very, very special and historic day for him.
10:50So as we get you all of the updates,
10:53we can confirm for you the six ministers will be taking oath
10:56along with Rekha Gupta, Parvesh Verma, Jain Slayer, Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa,
11:01Purvanchali Netas, Kapil Mishra, Pankaj Singh, Punjabi leader Ashish Sood,
11:06Dalit face Ravindra Raj will be part of Delhi's new cabinet.
11:10You look at that particular breakup, you see how the BJP has done that perfect balance
11:14of ensuring everyone is represented, of ensuring the perfect caste combine
11:20and perhaps every section that's voted for them being represented adequately in the cabinet.
11:25And it's an interesting mix, not just on that front,
11:28but also because you're seeing all of the senior most leaders being accommodated.
11:32The BJP high command has said very clearly that this isn't going to lead to any sort of bickering.
11:38This isn't going to lead to any problems and they'll have to ensure it
11:41because mind you previously the BJP's faced this in the national capital in the 1990s
11:47when you had chief ministers being changed left, right and centre.
11:51So they are going to be at this point hoping that doesn't happen in Delhi once again.
11:55They want a strong government this time for the next five years.
11:58Let's get your reactions.
12:05Ma'am, you've been the Delhi Chief Minister since 1993.
12:10How do you feel?
12:13Right now, I feel a lot of respect and pride.
12:19When we used to talk about a woman-led government,
12:24today I can see that a daughter of an ordinary family is being given such a big responsibility.
12:32I didn't think that you can see this from the arrangements that I haven't been able to arrange anything for you.
12:37If I had known that something like this was going to happen, I would have arranged it for you.
12:42But thank you very much to the organisation, the party, Narendra Modi ji, the Chief Minister who gave me this opportunity.
12:49Ma'am, what will be your first task?
12:53To fulfil the commitment that we have made with Delhi.
12:57Will you stay in the Chief Minister's office or in the Chief Minister's office?
13:00No, no.
13:01Will you stay in the Chief Minister's office or in the Chief Minister's office?
13:05No, no.
13:06Will you stay in the Chief Minister's office or in the Chief Minister's office?
13:10No, no.
13:11Will you stay in the Chief Minister's office or in the Chief Minister's office?
13:15No, no.
13:16Sir, first of all, congratulations. What would you like to say?
13:19Yes, I am also very thankful to all of you.
13:23Today, the party was decided by the Chief Minister.
13:26It was decided by unanimous consent.
13:28In the meeting of the parliamentary party, everyone made an opinion and decided it.
13:32So, I am thankful to the party.
13:34The whole process was followed by the party.
13:36And this is the democratic process of our party, which we all respect.
13:41There is no one-man role here.
13:43Here, the whole parliamentary board and the parliamentarians made a plan together with unanimous consent.
13:51No matter what the task is, we have to work.
13:53No matter what the task is, in the interest of the public, we have to implement the party's decisions and Modi ji's vision.
14:03Ashish ji, how are you feeling? Congratulations to you.
14:06Thank you very much.
14:08This is a very challenging time.
14:10The government of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been formed in Delhi.
14:13It has been given the responsibility to make India a developed state, a developed Delhi.
14:18And it has been given the responsibility to fulfill the wishes of the people.
14:22I am completely confident that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji,
14:27all the MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party, under the leadership of Rekha Gupta ji,
14:32will work hard to complete this challenge.
14:35You saw, when three names were running, Punjabi Face was at the top till yesterday.
14:40There were so many things.
14:41I believe that you have to run something for 24 hours.
14:45That's why you do all this.
14:46No BJP leader told you that they are being discussed.
14:49You put your bets.
14:51You are free to bet.
14:53Journalists are the fourth pillar of democracy.
14:56You can say anything.
15:26It is announced that women will get the promised 2,500 rupees guarantee that the BJP put out by March 8 on Women's Day.
15:35Now, Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta has confirmed that the BJP government will be fulfilling its promise
15:41of providing 2,500 rupees as monthly financial aid to women.
15:46And she says that the first installment of that will happen by March 8, which is Women's Day.
15:52So, the BJP, therefore, and I have said this before, they want to hit the ground running.
15:57They want to send across a message that we will ensure everything we have promised, we deliver on, particularly on women.
16:05The BJP has spoken repeatedly of Nadi Shakti.
16:07Now that you have a woman at the helm, they want to send across a message that we will ensure the promises we have made to women voters is immediately taken care of.
16:16In this case, remember the BJP said 2,500 rupees will be given as monthly financial aid to women.
16:22Rekha Gupta is saying it will happen by March 8, by Women's Day.
16:26Let's get your reactions to also all the Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta, the excitement of her family members, of her loved ones, of her friends.
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