Delhi Chief Minister to be decided today; Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma's name on top

NEW DELHI: The suspense regarding who will be the next BJP Chief Minister in Delhi will find its answer today. The party will decide on this and finalise the name of the Chief Minister after a legislative body meeting, which will be held at 3 pm today. The appointment of two deputy chief ministers is being considered. The cabinet ministers may also be decided.

There are indications that a nine-member ministry will be formed. Senior leaders and 48 winning BJP candidates will attend the meeting at the office of the Delhi BJP unit. The leadership is planning to take an oath on Wednesday. The name of Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, who defeated Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, is still the first consideration for the post of Chief Minister. The names of Vijender Gupta, Rekha Gupta, Ajay Mahawar, Pawan Sharma, Satish Upadhyay, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Arvinder Singh Lovely, Rajkumar Chauhan, and Shikha Rai are also in the list. The decision will be taken, taking into account caste equality, a clean image, a maximum age of 55, organisational skills, and experience.

The Yamuna River cleaning campaign began yesterday. It was an issue raised by the BJP in the assembly election campaign. The cleaning work is being carried out by bringing in state-of-the-art equipment. The aim is to restore the Yamuna in three years.