BJP’s Vijender Gupta has made a remarkable transition from being forcibly marshaled out of the Delhi assembly in 2015 where he was seen resisting by clinging to furniture over a heated dispute, where his colleague OP Sharma made derogatory remarks against then AAP MLA Alka Lamba, to becoming the speaker in 2025.
Back in 2015, the disruption caused by the three BJP MLA’s including Vijender Gupta, OP Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan over the demands of the fourth Delhi Finance Commission’s recommendations to be implemented, led Speaker Ram Niwa Goel to order the marshalls to remove them to maintain the decorum of the house.
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As BJP returns to power in Delhi after 27 years, Gupta, appointed as the Speaker has held the Rohini Constituency since 2015, won for a third consecutive time defeating AAP’s Pradeep Mittal over 37,000 votes has expressed commitment to fulfill the responsibilities. While speaking to PTI he said “I am thankful to the party for giving me this responsibility… to be Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. I will fulfill my responsibility. I hope we will have healthy discussions in the House.” He promised to address the 14 pending CAG reports regarding the previous AAP government, which he believes will reveal significant financial irregularities.
VIDEO | Delhi: BJP leader Vijender Gupta (@Gupta_vijender) says, “I am thankful to the party for giving me the responsibility of Speaker of Delhi Assembly. I will fulfill my responsibility… I hope we will have healthy discussions in the House.”
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 20, 2025
(Full video available on PTI… pic.twitter.com/8SsH8GEmNT
Sources claim that Gupta was shortlisted for the CM post, but eventually went to Rekha Gupta, the first-time MLA from the Shalimar Bagh assembly constituency, She took oath as the new CM of Delhi on Thursday. She becomes the fourth woman CM after BJP’s Sushma Swaraj, Congress’ Sheila Dikshit, and AAP’s Atishi.
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Rekha being appointed as the new CM came as unexpected as Paresh Verma, who defeated AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal was anticipated.
