Satvika Mahajan

New Delhi

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DDA scripts a turnaround story after a decade of losses

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

Delhi’s largest landowner, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which had been accruing losses since 2013-14, has made a turnaround and become profitable over the last two years. The agency sold 215% more units between 2023-24 and 2024-25 (till January) than it did over the previous three years. In 2023-24, it reported a profit of ₹511.23 crore for the first time in a decade. From February 2024 to January this year, the gains had grown by well over 200% compared to the previous year.
CM says budget a clarion call for Delhi’s rebirth; focus on work, not speeches, counters AAP

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that the first budget of the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is “historic” as it reflects a confluence of “glorious history and bright future”. “Delhi has been a symbol of Bharatiya or Sanatana resilience. Whenever the city was devastated, it stood up again. Delhi is a symbol of national consciousness and reconstruction. Delhi has stood up again and embarked on the reconstruction path,” said Ms. Gupta.
CM says budget a clarion call for Delhi’s rebirth; focus on work, not speeches, counters AAP

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Satvika Mahajan

19 hours agoIndia: Gold chain snatched from man as he enjoys momo in sector 12, incident caught on camNoida, India - March 22, 2025 In a shocking incident, two bike-borne miscreants snatched a gold chain from a man in sector 12 of Noida. The incident reportedly took place near M Block Market on Wednesday (March 19) and was caught on CCTV. The police have launched an investigation to nab the thieves. The CCTV footage shows the man was eating momo near a shop with kids.
Rekha Gupta: From the wings to the centre

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

The slogan ‘Sabko Dekha, aa gayi Rekha’ (We have seen many, now Rekha has arrived), reverberated outside Rekha Gupta’s home in Shalimar Bagh on February 19, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) affirmed its faith in her as the next Chief Minister of Delhi. The first-time MLA was sworn in along with her council of Ministers the very next day at the Ramlila Maidan. A leader with grassroots links, Ms. Gupta will oversee a new era of the BJP in the capital.
All the CM’s men: a ‘balanced’ mix

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

The new Cabinet has two Purvanchali faces, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Singh; Ravinder Indraj Singh, a Dalit leader; three-time MLA and Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa; Ashish Sood, a Punjabi; and Parvesh Sahib Singh, a prominent Jat faceThe Cabinet of the new government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta reflects the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “careful balancing” of caste and regional dynamics, party insiders said.
Who is Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s new Chief Minister?

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

Rekha Gupta, the debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen to be Delhi’s next Chief Minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party said after a Delhi legislative party meeting at its national headquarters on Wednesday evening. Ms. Gupta, 50, will be the fourth woman to head the government in the State. The announcement comes nearly 10 days after the BJP returned to power in the national capital after 26 years, winning 48 out of 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly election.
Rekha Gupta to take oath as Delhi’s ninth CM today

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

First-time MLA Rekha Gupta will take oath as Delhi’s ninth Chief Minister on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J.P. Nadda, and Chief Ministers and Deputy CMs of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled States, said sources. Former Delhi CM Atishi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, Andhra Pradesh CM N.
Delhi CM pick Rekha Gupta is a grassroots leader with RSS–ABVP background

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan |Ashna Butani

With a 30-year career in politics, Shalimar Bagh’s Rekha Gupta is set to take over as the next Chief Minister of Delhi on February 20. A grassroots leader with an RSS–ABVP background, she began her political journey while she was a B.Com student at Delhi University’s Daulat Ram College. She joined the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1992. She was announced as the BJP pick after 48 MLAs from the party unanimously elected her as the leader of Delhi BJP legislature party.
After winning Delhi Assembly election, BJP now sets eyes on mayoral polls in April

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 48 out of 70 seats in the Assembly poll and all Lok Sabha seats in Delhi in 2024, is now looking to secure a victory in the mayoral elections scheduled for April. The party, which lost the 2022 civic polls and won 104 out of 250 wards in the city, is upbeat about winning the posts of Delhi’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor, given its current strength in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House.
BJP’s USP in Delhi: Micro-level outreach programmes, door-to-door campaigns

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Satvika Mahajan

The BJP dethroned AAP in the recent Delhi Assembly poll by winning 48 of the 70 Assembly seats. The BJP sources credited micro-level outreach programmes, door-to-door campaigns ahead of the election for the party’s victory. While the BJP’s top brass hosted big rallies and roadshows, other leaders reached out to the target groups, including salon workers, and people from various ethnic and geographical backgrounds.