New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Rekha Gupta, Bharatiya Janata Party's debutant legislator, was sworn in as Delhi chief minister on Thursday in a grand show of strength that marks the party's return to power in the the national capital after more than 26 years.

Along with Rekha Gupta, Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Singh were also administered the oath of office by Lt Governor VK Saxena.

The ceremony at the historic Ramlila Ground was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the top BJP brass and NDA chief ministers. Rekha Gupta is Delhi's fourth woman chief minister. The 50-year-old MLA from Shalimar Bagh is also the only woman in the NDA team of chief ministers.

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