Tue Feb 18 08:00:00 UTC 2025: **Delhi BJP to Announce New Chief Minister on Monday**
NEW DELHI, Feb 17, 2025 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to announce Delhi’s new Chief Minister on Monday, February 17th, following their resounding victory in the February 8th Assembly elections. The announcement comes over a week after the election results, which saw the BJP win 48 out of 70 seats.
A meeting with the newly elected MLAs is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the party office. The delay in naming a Chief Minister has drawn criticism from both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress, who alleged internal conflict within the BJP’s Delhi unit.
BJP sources confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s return from a foreign trip paved the way for the decision. The party is expected to select one of the newly elected MLAs for the top post, with no deputy chief minister planned. The choice is highly anticipated, given the BJP’s history of surprising selections in states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Among the newly elected MLAs are the sons of two former BJP Chief Ministers, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Harish Khurana. A swearing-in ceremony is expected later in the week.
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