Delhi BJP may get its first woman chief

Women leaders may this time stake claim for the post of Delhi BJP president, keeping in view that the city unit has never been headed by a woman as of now.

An undercurrent in this regard is already being felt, sources said, though there is a likelihood of present president Satish Upadhyay being given another term to head the BJP Delhi unit. The names New Delhi MP Meenakashi Lekhi, former Delhi mayor Rajni Abbi, state vice-president Shikha Rai and general secretary Rekha Gupta, are doing rounds as contenders for the post of president, a party insider said.

Sources said the process for the election of new Delhi BJP chief will pick up pace with Amit Shah being elected as the party’s national president for a second term on Sunday. 

Names of party leaders, other than Upadhyay, including those from Delhi BJP as well as the party’s national executive, have also come up.