New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who is set to take oath as a minister in the Delhi government today, expressed gratitude to the party leadership for the opportunity.

"I thank PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Baijayant Panda and Virendraa Sachdeva. They included me in the team which has been formed to realise the vision of PM Modi for Delhi...They have given me this opportunity to work as a Minister. I thank them for this. It's an opportunity for all of us to work together to make Delhi beautiful once again..," Sirsa said.

The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government will take place at 12:15 pm.

Delhi's designated Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, will take the oath along with other ministers in the ...