New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi's chief minister on Thursday, with the saffron party holding a glittering ceremony at the iconic Ramila Maidan to celebrate the formation of its first government in Delhi in nearly three decades.

Top BJP leaders, including prime minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, health minister and party president Jagat Prakash Nadda, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-led states, and top leaders from BJP allies in the party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) attended the swearing in ceremony of Rekha Gupta.

Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath of office to Gupta...