Delhi CM's oath ceremony to be held on Feb 20; film stars, industrialists, diplomats among those invited

According to reports, the party is leaving no stone unturned to make the oath-taking ceremony a grand event given the saffron outfit's return to power in the national capital after 26 years.

The ceremony will commence at 4.30 pm. A musical programme will be held before the swearing-in ceremony in which singer Kailash Kher will also perform.

Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of 20 states will attend the mega event.

Diplomats of major countries have also been invited besides the BJP leaders and workers from other states who campaigned in the Delhi elections.

More than 50 film stars and industrialists will be present.

Besides, farmers of Delhi, beneficiaries of central government schemes, and common people from Delhi will also be invited to the ceremony.

Baba Ramdev, Swami Chidananda, Baba Bageshwar Dhirendra Shastri and other religious figures will also be in attendance.

However, there has been no confirmation on who is going to lead the top post. Initially it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France and the US that had delayed a decision. But even after two days of his return, there has been no announcement.

While Parvesh Verma, the son of former Chief Minister Saheb Singh Verma, is seen as the front-runner in the race, reports said the list of probables has almost 15 names that also include candidates for cabinet and the Assembly Speaker.

Nine names will be chosen and Delhi will have eight ministers including the Chief Minister, said NDTV.

The 48 BJP MLAs are expected to meet on Wednesday to select their leader.

In the election held earlier this month, the BJP had scripted a massive comeback, winning 48 of the assembly's 70 seats and confining AAP to 22.