Tue Sep 17 06:54:15 UTC 2024: ## Atishi Elected as Delhi’s New Chief Minister as Kejriwal Resigns

**New Delhi:** In a dramatic turn of events, Arvind Kejriwal, the current Chief Minister of Delhi, resigned from his post on Tuesday. He will be succeeded by Delhi Minister Atishi, who was elected as the leader of the Delhi AAP Legislative Party.

Kejriwal’s resignation comes after his release from Tihar Jail on bail in the excise policy case. He had vowed to step down and call for early elections in Delhi until the people gave him a “certificate of honesty”.

Atishi, a close confidante of Kejriwal, was chosen after a meeting of the AAP MLAs. The new Chief Minister will not take oath today. The Delhi Assembly session has been called for September 26-27, where Atishi will formally claim her position.

While the AAP leadership maintains that the mandate was for Kejriwal, and that the new Chief Minister will only be a placeholder until elections, the BJP has criticized the move as a political stunt. They claim that Kejriwal’s resignation is a result of his inability to govern after his involvement in the excise policy case.

The political landscape in Delhi is now uncertain, with early elections anticipated before the scheduled February polls. The upcoming weeks will be crucial as Atishi takes the reins of the government and the BJP seeks to capitalize on the political turmoil.

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