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The first Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi after the creation of its Legislative Assembly in 1993 was:

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Answer: Option A — Madan Lal Khurana

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Madan Lal Khurana of the Bharatiya Janata Party became the first Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in December 1993, after the first elections to the newly created Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Background:

  • The 69th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1991 inserted Article 239AA, giving Delhi a Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers.
  • The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 laid down the details.
  • The first elections to the Assembly were held in November 1993, and the BJP won a majority.

Earlier arrangements:

  • Delhi had a Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1956, with Chaudhary Brahm Prakash as its Chief Minister.
  • After 1956, Delhi became a Union territory without a legislature.
  • From 1966 to 1990, Delhi had a Metropolitan Council with limited advisory powers.

About Madan Lal Khurana:

  • He was born in 1936 in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad, Pakistan) and came to Delhi after partition.
  • He was a senior leader of the BJP in Delhi and was known as "Dilli ka Sher".
  • He served as Chief Minister from 1993 to 1996, when he resigned after his name came up in the Jain Hawala case; he was later cleared.
  • He later served as a Union minister and as Governor of Rajasthan.

Later Chief Ministers of Delhi:

  • Sahib Singh Verma (1996 to 1998).
  • Sushma Swaraj (1998), the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi.
  • Sheila Dikshit (1998 to 2013), the longest-serving Chief Minister.
  • Arvind Kejriwal (2013 to 2014 and 2015 to 2024).
  • Atishi (2024 to 2025).
  • Rekha Gupta (from February 2025).

Delhi's special status:

Delhi's Assembly cannot make laws on public order, police and land.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Sahib Singh Verma, Sheila Dikshit and Sushma Swaraj became Chief Ministers after Khurana.

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Remember: First CM of NCT of Delhi (1993) = Madan Lal Khurana; longest-serving = Sheila Dikshit.

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