India, July 9 -- A tender for renovation work at Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's residence, at an estimated cost of Rs. 60 lakh, has been cancelled for 'administrative reasons', media reports said.

The city's Public Works Department informed the Delhi government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, of the cancellation on Monday.

The PWD notification was issued three days after tenders were to be opened.

Gupta, a first-time MLA and surprise chief minister pick after the BJP's thumping win in February's election, had to wait for nearly 100 days to be allotted a bungalow as her official residence.

The allotment was finally made in early June in Delhi's Civil Lines area .

The BJP had dubbed the house a 'sheeshmahal' and accused Mr Kejr...