Delhi CM oath ceremony: Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Chief Minister after BJP’s major victory in Delhi assembly elections. Six ministers of his cabinet also took oath of office and secrecy at the swearing -in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. These include Manjinder Singh Sirsa, whose many political reasons are being given behind becoming ministers.
Who is Manjinder Singh Sirsa?
Manjinder Singh Sirsa has won the Delhi Assembly elections for the first time from Rajouri Garden Assembly. However, before this, he has also been an MLA on the Akali Dal ticket twice. Apart from this, he has also been the chairman of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in 2013 and 2017. In the year 2021, he left the Shiromani Akali Dal and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). After this, in August 2023, he was appointed the National Secretary of BJP. In this assembly elections this time, Sirsa defeated the current MLA of Aam Aadmi Party Dhanwati Chandela by 18,190 votes.
How many property owners are Sirsa?
If we talk about the property, according to the election affidavit, the total assets of Manjinder Singh Sirsa are Rs 248.9 crore. They are only educated till class 12th, but their hold in politics is considered very strong.
Why did BJP make a minister?
The BJP has made a strategy to help the Sikh community by making Sirsa a minister. Sirsa is one of the major Sikh faces of BJP in Delhi. Whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes to the gurdwaras, Sirsa is often seen with him. After the peasant movement, BJP’s situation in Punjab was weakened. In such a situation, the party has made Sirsa a minister in the Delhi government keeping in mind the 2027 Punjab election so that its hold in the Sikh community can be strengthened.
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