The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Thursday the appointment of Bansuri Swaraj as a member of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). Bansuri Swaraj, a member of Parliament from the New Delhi constituency in the Lok Sabha and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), takes on this significant role following her recent election success.

The announcement followed the NDMC's council meeting on Wednesday, where several key proposals were approved. Before the meeting commenced, NDMC Vice-chairperson Satish Upadhyay administered oaths to newly elected MP Bansuri Swaraj and newly appointed Chairperson Naresh Kumar.

One of the notable decisions during the council meeting was the approval of a proposal to procure 200 MW of solar power through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). This power will be available in its ISTS Tranche-XI for allocation on a long-term basis for 25 years. According to the statement, the tariff of supply, discovered through Tariff-based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) based on the Standard Bidding Guidelines (SBG) issued by the Ministry of Power, is ?2.61/kWh plus ?0.07/kWh SECI's trading margin.

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NDMC member Kuljeet Singh Chahal highlighted that the council has made arrangements for 525 MW of electricity per day from various sources, including solar systems, hydro plants, and other plants. The New Delhi Municipal Council now comprises Chairperson and Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj, Vice-Chairperson and former Delhi BJP Chief Satish Upadhyay, Kuljeet Chahal, Vishakha Sailani, and Girish Sachdeva. The two council members from the Aam Aadmi Party are Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Cantt MLA Virender Singh Kadian, while the remaining members are bureaucrats.

BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj is the daughter of former External Affairs Minister and ex-Delhi CM Sushma Swaraj. Bansuri made her debut in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the New Delhi seat, contesting against AAP's Somnath Bharti. Before Swaraj, the New Delhi seat was held by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi.