Parvesh Verma, who defeated Arvind Kejriwal in the 2025 Delhi assembly election, has emerged as a significant BJP leader. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which came to power in the national capital after a gap of 27 years, is likely to elect the next Delhi chief minister at a meeting of its elected MLAs on Wednesday, February 19. The legislative party leader is expected to take oath as chief minister at Ramlila Maidan on February 20, days after the Delhi assembly election 2025 results.
The party formed the government in Delhi after defeating the Aam Aadmi Party in the recently held assembly election, securing 48 out of 70 seats. However, the suspense over the chief minister of Delhi still remains as the party has yet to make an announcement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, chief ministers from BJP-ruled states, NDA leaders, Union ministers, and other prominent figures are expected to attend the ceremony. The names of several newly elected MLAs are doing the rounds for the posts of chief minister and ministers.
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma was a giant killer in the Delhi assembly election, defeating Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi constituency. Parvesh Verma, born on November 7, 1977, is the son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma.
He began his political journey with the BJP and was first elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly in 2013, representing the Mehrauli constituency.
In 2014, he transitioned to national politics, winning the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat with a record margin, a feat he repeated in 2019.
In a significant political shift, Parvesh Verma contested the 2025 Delhi assembly election from the New Delhi constituency, defeating incumbent Arvind Kejriwal by a margin of 4,089 votes.
