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On multiple occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but without result. The same goes for the post of deputy prime minister at the national level. National Capital Territory of Delhi has had one deputy chief minister from AAP Manish Sisodia. The current deputy chief minister is Parvesh Verma since 20 February 2025 from BJP.
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma (Hindi pronunciation: [/pərˈveɪʃ ˈsahɪb sɪŋ ˈvərmə/]) (born 7 November 1977) is an Indian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi since 2025 and a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the New Delhi Assembly constituency. He was Member of parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha representing West Delhi. [1]
The deputy chief minister is a member of the state government and usually the second highest ranking executive officer of their state's council of ministers. While not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. [1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister.
Manish Sisodia (born 5 January 1972) is an Indian politician, journalist and former social activist who served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi from 2015 to 2023. He represented the Patparganj constituency in Delhi Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2025 and had also represented the constituency from 2013 to 2014.
The longest-serving chief minister, Sheila Dikshit from the Indian National Congress party, held the office for over fifteen years. [7] On 28 December 2013, Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party sworn in as first state party chief minister of the national capital territory. There has been one instance of president's rule in the National Capital ...
Atishi Marlena, also known mononymously as Atishi, (Hindi: [ɑːtɪʃiː]; born 8 June 1981), [2] [3] is an Indian politician who served as the 8th Chief Minister of Delhi and 3rd female Chief Minister from 2024 to 2025. [4] [5] She belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party and is a member of its Political Affairs Committee, the governing body of the party.
The deputy chief minister is the deputy to the chief minister, who is the chief executive of the Indian state. The governor appoints the deputy chief minister, who is the second-highest-ranking member in the council of ministers of the respective state. A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the state ministry.
The Delhi Legislative Assembly was first constituted on 7 March 1952 under the Government of Part C States Act, 1951; it was inaugurated by Home Minister K. N. Katju.The Assembly had 48 members, and a Council of Ministers in an advisory role to the Chief Commissioner of Delhi, though it also had powers to make laws.