After the Bharatiya Janata Party’s huge victory in the Delhi election 2025, the party is now working towards finalizing its candidate for the post of Chief Minister. According to the latest reports, the BJP’s internal sources have said that the winning party is likely to choose a female candidate for the top post.
According to a report by India Today, the Chief Minister will be one of the newly elected MLAs. In addition, the socially represented Deputy Chief Minister ensures that a diverse leadership exists in the national capital. Which women are in the queue of becoming CM? While the BJP has not yet disclosed its candidate for CM, a total of four women candidates have won the assembly elections.
These are – Rekha Gupta, who defeated AAP’s Bandana Kumari with 68,200 votes in Shalimar Bagh seat. Shikha Roy defeated AAP Saurabh Bhardwaj with 49,594 votes on Greater Kailash seat. Poonam Sharma secured a total of 54,721 votes in Wazirpur seat. Neelam Pahalwan defeated AAP’s Tarun Kumar with 1,01,708 votes on Najafgarh seat.
The BJP returned to power in the national capital after 27 years in the Delhi election 2025. The victory of Pravesh Verma in New Delhi constituency strengthened this victory, who defeated former CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. In the Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP won a total of 48 seats and after 10 years in the capital, the Aam Aadmi Party was dropped. AAP, who won 62 seats in the last elections, was reduced to 22 seats this time.
