New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 20 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s first-time MLA Rekha Gupta will on Thursday take oath as the new Delhi Chief Minister, almost two weeks after the party returned to power in the national capital after 27 years.

Gupta, who won from Shalimar Bagh defeating three-time Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Bandana Kumari in the February 5 elections, will be the fourth woman CM of Delhi.

Former External Affairs Minister and BJP stalwart Sushma Swaraj, Congress giant leader Sheila Dikshit and AAP's Atishi had remained the women CMs of the city.

Gupta will succeed Atishi, who took charge of the top post last year replacing AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who stepped down in the backdrop of his alleged involvement in the liquor scam ...