Trisha, Parvesh Verma's younger daughter, also thanked the party and said the decision for chief minister is an thought out one. "We all are very happy. It's a big day for my father. We all want to celebrate. We are happy with the party's decision that has decided (CM face) with a lot of thinking behind it," Trisha said.

The BJP announced that first-time MLA Rekha Gupta will be the new chief minister of Delhi. Her name was proposed by senior party leaders Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta and Satish Upadhyay. Meanwhile, social media is flooded with reactions as Parvesh Verma missed an opportunity.

Rekha Gupta was picked ahead of leaders including Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta, and Ashish Sood to lead the BJP's first government in Delhi after 27 years