Delhi breathes cleaner under BJP: Rekha Gupta Govt records lowest October AQI in 8 years, beats AAP-era performance

Delhi has just breathed its cleanest October in eight years. The city average Air Quality Index (AQI) for October 2026 stood at 166, according to data released by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). That is well inside the moderate band. In October 2025, the figure was 223. This record comes in the second October of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who took office on February 20, 2025. How does the city air under the new government comp

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