Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC congratulated Rekha Gupta on being elected as the new Delhi chief minister on Wednesday, saying that it is great that woman has got a chance to become the Chief Minister. "It feels great that a woman has got a chance to become the Chief Minister... I want to congratulate Rekha Gupta and I believe that if a woman from any party moves forward, then the entire society moves forward...,"Shaina NC told ANI.

Delhi Chief Minister-Designate Rekha Gupta expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party leadership and the people of Delhi for the responsibility bestowed on her and said every moment of her life will spent in fulfilling it. Rekha Gupta told ANI in an exclusive interview that her getting responsibility as Chief Minister is also a moment of honour for women of the country, who constitute about half the country's population.