Congress' Alka Lamba recalls old rivalry with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

New Delhi: Congress leader Alka Lamba extended her greetings to newly appointed Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta while recalling their past political battles."My greetings to the new Delhi CM Rekha Gupta... I went into nostalgia when her name was announced... We always had an ideological battle with her... The safety of our daughters is the main concern in Delhi; I hope she works on that... We will support her if she works in that direction...," said Alka Lamba.

Alka Lamba Reflects on Past Rivalry with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

Alka Lamba shared a memorable picture of herself and Rekha Gupta, of 1995 when Lamba won the Delhi University President post from the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), while Rekha Gupta won the General Secretary post from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
Alka Lamba posted, "This memorable photo from 1995 - when Rekha Gupta and I took oath together.

Alka Lamba Recalls Tensions with Rekha Gupta During Their Political Careers

I won the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Adhyaksh post from NSUI, and Rekha won the MahaSachiv post from ABVP. Congratulations and best wishes to Rekha Gupta."
"Congratulations to Delhi for getting its fourth woman Chief Minister and we hope that Yamuna will be clean and daughters safe," read her post.

Old Rivalries Resurface: Alka Lamba Reminisces About Her Feud with Rekha Gupta

Rekha Gupta took oath as Delhi CM at a swearing-in ceremony at Delhi's Ramilila Maidan. Six other ministers, including Parvesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh, also took the oath.

Alka Lamba Talks About Her Political Struggles with Rekha Gupta as Delhi CM
Rekha Gupta is the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi. The National Capital has had women Chief Ministers from the BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party. She will succeed Atishi.