New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said her government will focus on developing the National Capital under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

She also paid tribute to former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana, crediting him for initiating the city's development.

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"I am here today to pay my respects to late Madan Lal Khurana, whom Delhi still remembers. All the development work that happened in Delhi began during his tenure. I have come to seek his blessings... After 27 years, the BJP has come to power in Delhi," she said while speaking to reporters.

She vowed to complete the projects left unfinished since Khurana's tenure. "We will take forward the work that was left incomplete after his time. We will develop Delhi under the leadership of PM Modi. Today, I am here with his family, cherishing his sacred memories," she added.

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Earlier in the day, CM Gupta highlighted the BJP's long struggle to return to power, stating that Delhi witnessed corruption scandals under previous Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governments.

"This victory is the result of years of struggle. In the last 27 years of the BJP's exile, Delhi saw scam after scam--whether by the Congress or the AAP governments. They indulged in corruption while we fought against it. We faced lathis and sticks for the people of Delhi," she said.

"This victory is the result of years of struggle... In the last 27 years of the BJP's exile, Delhi saw scam after scam either by the Congress or the AAP governments... They did scams, and we protested against them... We faced lathis and sticks for the people of Delhi..." CM Gupta said.

She also said that a lot of work has to be done in the National Capital.

Addressing the Purvanchal BJP Morcha Function at the Delhi BJP office, Gupta said, "We are able to celebrate this victory after a long struggle. I congratulate my brothers and sisters of Purvanchal... A new era has started in Delhi. There is a lot to do... We have to fulfil Prime Minister Naredra Modi's dream of making a Viksit Delhi..."

Earlier in the day, CM Gupta, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, and party MP Manoj Tiwari were felicitated at a party event.

The BJP registered a massive victory in the recent assembly elections, marking its return to power in the national capital after 27 years. (ANI)

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