Name proposed by Arvind Kejriwal…
On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, The National Capital’s minister Atishi will take over as CM after Arvind Kejriwal resigns from the top post after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
The decision was taken at an Aam Aadmi Party legislators' meeting. A formal announcement from the party will be announced soon.
At the meeting of AAP MLAs, party leader Dilip Pandey proposed that Mr. Kejriwal has decided on the Chief Minister's face. When the AAP national convener proposed Ms. Atishi's name, all AAP MLAs stood up and accepted it and Ms. Atishi was elected leader of the legislature party, sources said.
Ms. Atishi now holds important portfolios in the Delhi government such as the Education and Public Works Department. An Oxford University alumnus and a Rhodes scholar, Ms. Atishi has worked extensively in the AAP's flagship exercise to overhaul education in Delhi's schools.
An MLA from Kalkaji, the 43-year-old became a minister after Mr. Sisodia was arrested in a corruption case linked to Delhi's now-scrapped liquor policy. When Mr. Kejriwal and Mr. Sisodia were behind bars, Atishi maintained the party's position.
On August 15, Mr. Kejriwal chose her to hoist the tricolor at the Delhi government's Independence Day event. While Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena foiled the plan, it was clear that the AAP leadership placed a lot of faith in Ms Atishi.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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