Haryana to Delhi CM Office: Rekha Gupta’s Remarkable Political Journey
Rekha Gupta is currently the Chief Minister of Delhi and the MLA from Shalimar Bagh in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. On February 20, 2025, Rekha Gupta was sworn in as the fourth woman and ninth Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. This makes her the 18th woman Chief Minister in India. Rekha Gupta was born on July 19, 1974, in Julana, Jind district, Haryana. Her father, Mr. Jai Bhagwan Jindal, worked as a branch manager at the State Bank of India, while her mother, Mrs. Urmila Jindal, was a homemaker. When Rekha Gupta was just two years old, her family settled in the Pitampura area of Delhi. It was there that she received her primary and higher education. Referring to her political career, Rekha Gupta studied Bachelor of Commerce from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University. During this time, she joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. While active in student politics, she was elected to the post of Secretary of Daulat Ram College. She then won the Delhi University Students’ Union election in 1996-97 and became its president. In 2007, she won the Municipal Corporation election from North Pitampura (Ward 54) and became a councilor. In 2009, she served as the General Secretary of the Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha. Given her dedication and work ethic, she was appointed a member of the party’s National Executive. Rekha Gupta then won the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections on a BJP ticket from the Shalimar Bagh seat, winning a landslide victory and becoming a legislator for the first time. She defeated the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress candidates in this election and was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Delhi. Her journey from the Delhi University Students’ Union to the position of Chief Minister of Delhi has been inspiring.