India, Feb. 20 -- Rekha Gupta, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was on Thursday sworn in as the new Delhi chief minister at a grand ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 50-year-old leader was picked ahead of prominent leaders including Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta, and Ashish Sood to lead the BJP's first government after 27 years.But why was Gupta chosen over the likes of Parvesh Verma, the BJP's "giant killer" who defeated none other Arvind Kejriwal in the AAP convenor's bastion New Delhi?

Here are the possible reasons:-

Rekha Gupta's appointment as the Delhi CM showcases BJP's strategy to consolidate support of women voters, who played a key role in its election victory. In its 'Sankalp Patra...