India, Feb. 20 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rekha Gupta, appointed as the next chief minister of Delhi, met lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Wednesday to officially stake claim to form the government.

Gupta will take the oath of office at Ramlila Maidan, becoming the fourth woman to hold the position of Delhi's chief minister.

Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit, and Atishi are the other women who have previously held the post.

Once she takes the oath, Rekha Gupta will join Mamata Banerjee as one of the only two women to serve as chief minister in India. She will also be the sole female chief minister in BJP-ruled states at present.

The oath-taking ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit...