Siddharth Urmil 
In the recently concluded elections in Delhi, Rekha Gupta took oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi. She is a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency.
Claim
A claim is going viral on social media that newly elected Delhi CM Rekha Gupta has spent 50 lakh rupees on a luxury car.
User has presented a comparative of between Arvind Kejriwal and Rekha Gupta on how expensive cars these two leaders use. With Kejriwal being, claimed by the user, using a less expensive car than Rekha Gupta.
Fact Check
To check the veracity of the claim, DFRAC did a reverse image search of the keyframes from the video. It led us to pictures featuring the said car – MG Gloster.
After this, we did a keyword search – car used by Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. This led us to many news reports which revealed about the cars owned or used by the then CM of Delhi. A report by National Herald, from July 2022, quoted a RTI reply which revealed that the Delhi government had spent Rs 1.44 crore since 2014 on cars for the then CM Kejriwal.
In this report, it is said that in April 2022, an MG Gloster worth Rs 36 lakhs was bought for the then CM among other high-costing cars.
On a news agency’s social media page, a video features this said car – MG Gloster. The then CM Kejriwal can be seen seated in the car. This video is from 29 July 2022.
After closely observing, the claimant’s video, we noticed that Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s car features the same car number which Kejriwal used when he was the CM – DL11 CM 0001. Furthermore, we can also see a sticker saying: ‘Govt of Delhi’. So, this makes it clear that this vehicle is not a private property of the newly elected CM Rekha Gupta, but a Delhi government provided vehicle for the Chief Minister of Delhi which was bought in April 2022 and is also used bythe previous chief minister alike.
Conclusion
The fact check by DFRAC reveals the claim by users on social media is false. The vehicle used by the newly elected Delhi CM Rekha Gupta is a Delhi government property, which is used for transportation of Delhi’s chief minister, and is not a private property that was bought just after becoming CM of Delhi, as claimed on social media.
