The new Chief Minister of Delhi will take oath at the iconic Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. The ceremony will be attended by BJP leaders and ministers and all the allies. The 48 BJP MLAs are expected to meet on Wednesday to select their leader, who will succeed Aam Aadmi Party’s Atishi. There has been no word on who is going to get the top job, ratcheting up the suspense. The end to the 10-year rule of AAP came on the heels of massive corruption allegations against its leaders, including then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The BJP had scripted a massive comeback, winning 48 of the assembly’s 70 seats and confining AAP to 22 — down from 62. The spiritual leaders of the country will be represented by Baba Ramdev, Swami Chidananda, Baba Bageshwar Dhirendra Shastri and other religious figures. The list of probables has no less than 15 names that also include candidates for cabinet and the Assembly Speaker, sources said, and Delhi will have eight ministers including the Chief Minister.
