Of the scores of hopefuls in the Delhi unit of BJP, only 90 were fortunate enough to make it to the grand swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers on Monday. All BJP MlAs in Delhi, seven newly-elected MPs, Mayors and Standing Committee chairmen of the three municipal corporations, among others who attended the function.
However, there were some unfortunate ones who did not get the invitation card despite their names being on the list of invitees. They rued it was a missed opportunity to witness the ‘historic moment’ after the BJP returned to power with a resounding victory in the lok Sabha polls.
Well-placed sources said the names of all office-bearers of the Delhi BJP, including vice presidents and general secretaries, Mayors, Standing Committee Chairmen and leaders of the House in three municipal corporations, BJP MlAs in Delhi Assembly and some other prominent BJP leaders from Delhi like VK Malhotra, Vijender Gupta and others were sent to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). In addition to this, the conveners for the seven lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi were also included in the list. However, to their shock leader of House in South and North Delhi Corporations — Subhash Arya and Meera Aggarwal did not find their invitation cards till the last moment. Another prominent name was Vijay Sharma, Delhi BJP general secretary (organisation) who failed to make it to the event. According to a BJP leader, the invitees from Delhi were ferried to the venue in 40 buses from the two party offices at 11 Ashoka Road and 14 Pandit Pant Marg.