Atishi to succeed Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi Chief Minister
The Hindu
Arvind Kejriwal proposes Atishi as Delhi's new Chief Minister. He is set to resign later in the day.
Senior AAP leader Atishi will be the new Chief Minister of Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) unanimously agreed on Tuesday (September 17, 2024) after Arvind Kejriwal proposed her name as his successor.
Sources told The Hindu that it was approved by all the MLAs.
Ms. Atishi has been selected as the leader of the AAP Legislative Party.
Ms. Atishi is currently a Cabinet Minister in the Delhi Government and holds many important portfolios including Education, PWD, and Power. She is the MLA from Kalkaji, Delhi. She has been involved with the party since 2013.
She will be the third woman Chief Minister of the Union Territory after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.
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