Ramlila Maidan is bustling with preparations for the grand event, with saffron flags hoisted atop each light-post. Massive red carpets reserve space for the ‘invitees’. Levelled-up stages can be seen set up for the prime minister and other Union ministers.

Delhi Chief Minister Designate and BJP leader Rekha Gupta left her residence for the swearing-in ceremony taking place at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital on Thursday. Before reaching the maidan,

Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta is ready to take her oath for office today at Ramlila Maidan in a high-profile event alongside six other ministers. PM Modi and several state chief ministers are expected to attend the ceremony.

The stage is set for a grand oath-taking ceremony of the new Delhi Chief Minister on February 20, marking the beginning of the BJP's governance in the national capital after a 27-year hiatus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be present at the event.

Parvesh Verma who defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat, Ashish Sood, Pankaj Singh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra and Ravinder Indraj -- will take oath as members of the new Council of Ministers,

Over 5,000 security personnel will be deployed in and around the Ramlila Maidan area on the day of the oath-taking ceremony for Delhi's new chief minister, an official said.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta who was sworn in in a grand ceremony on Thursday in the national capital's Ramlila Maidan attended the evening aarti on the banks of the Yamuna. She was joined by newly inducted cabinet ministers and the Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva at the Vasudev Ghat.