New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Atishi will take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi on Saturday, September 21, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party said in a press release on Thursday. “Atishi will take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi on September 21, other ministers will also take their oaths alongside her,” the Aam Aadmi Party said in a statement.
Shortly after her name was announced, the AAP legislator stated that she was happy about the trust posed in her by the outgoing CM Arvind Kejriwal, however, at the same time, she was sad that he had resigned from his post.
Talking to reporters, Atishi said that she worked to bring back Kejriwal as Chief Minister after the assembly polls, which would be held in the next few months.
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“First of all, I would like to thank the popular CM of Delhi, AAP national convener, and my guru – Arvind Kejriwal. He gave me such a huge responsibility and trusted me for it. This can be done only in AAP, only under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, that a first-time politician becomes the CM of a state. I come from an ordinary family. Had I been in any other party, perhaps I would not have been given even an election ticket,” Atishi was quoted as saying by ANI.
Atishi was appointed to the Delhi cabinet in March 2023 in the face of difficulties faced by AAP following arrest of Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case. He has also been released on bail in the case.
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Delhi’s New Cabinet Finalised
Meanwhile, the new cabinet under Delhi’s future Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday has been finalised. According to reports, four ministers from the Kejriwal cabinet–Saurabh Bhardwaj, Kailash Gehlot, Gopal Rai, and Imran Hussain–will continue in their roles and take oath again. One new face, Mukesh Ahlawat, the MLA from Sultanpur Majra, will join the cabinet.
Ahlawat, from the Dalit community, will be the new minister. One ministerial position remains vacant. The entire cabinet, along with CM Atishi, will take oath on Saturday, 21 September.
Atishi – Third Woman CM of Delhi
Atishi, 43, will be the third woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit. She is a prominent AAP leader and served as Advisor to Manish Sisodia when he was Education Minister. AAP leaders said she played a pivotal role in revamping education in government-run schools in the national capital.
Atishi joined AAP at the time of its inception and was a key member of the Manifesto Drafting Committee of the party for the 2013 Assembly election. She has also served as a party spokesperson.
She represents the Kalkaji constituency in the Delhi Assembly and holds the highest number of portfolios in the Delhi government.