Power games at Delhi Gymkhana over. Delhi Gymkhana itself may be history

Key Takeaways

• The Delhi Gymkhana Club, among the country's most elite clubs, might soon be history.
• The Central government on Friday ordered the club, which stands on public land adjoining the Prime Minister's official residence — the 7 Lok Kalyan Marg — to vacate the premises by June 5 for defence-linked infrastructure and other public-interest projects.
• With the move, the government has also brought an abrupt end to the long-running tussle for control of a club that has long been a veritable who's who of India's rich and powerful.
• Friday's directive only completes a half-finished exercise that started with the bureaucratic takeover of the club in 2021.
• Read Full Story The order was issued by the Land and Development Office under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, which said the land was required to meet "urgent institutional needs, governance infrastructure and public-interest projects" in the national capital, integrated with the resumption of adjoining government lands.