BJP govt may take oath by Feb 19-20; to prioritise water, civic infra

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- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: The BJP government in Delhi is expected to be sworn in on February 19 or 20, with a focus on clean drinking water and improved civic infrastructure, party leaders said.

Newly elected BJP MLA and national secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa stated that observers for the BJP legislature party meeting would be appointed soon after the prime minister's return from his foreign visit.

"The new government will start working around February 19-20," said the Rajouri Garden MLA who is considered a contender for the post of Chief Minister or a ministerial berth.

Sirsa said that he expected that the BJP legislature party meeting would be held around February 18-19 and added "The new government will be formed, I think, by February 20, after the swearing-in ceremony."