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Delhi LG Office Allots Time For Atishi’s Oath Ceremony As CM Tomorrow — Check Details

The oath-taking ceremony of Delhi’s new Chief Minister is scheduled for 4:30 PM on Saturday at the Raj Niwas. This comes after confusion had arisen as Atishi and other ministers had not received the timing from the Lieutenant Governor’s office for the swearing-in. As per protocol, the resignation of any Chief Minister requires the file to be approved by the President. After the President’s signature, the file reaches the Lieutenant Governor's office. The resignation file of outgoing CM Arvind Kejriwal had not yet reached the LG's office, causing the delay. While Saturday had been confirmed as the date for the swearing-in, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was awaiting the exact timing. Alongside Atishi, other cabinet ministers are set to take oath, including Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bhar...
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Atishi To Take Oath As Delhi CM On Saturday

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi will take oath as the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi on Saturday. New members of the Cabinet will also take oath with her. Atishi, the leader of AAP's legislative party, was elevated to take the CM's chair by Arvind Kejriwal at a meeting on Tuesday. Along with her, two new members are likely to take oath as ministers in her Cabinet. AAP sources said that Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena sent Arvind Kejriwal's resignation to President Droupadi Murmu. The AAP also proposed September 21 as the date for Atishi's swearing-in. Atishi held 13 departments in the Kejriwal government, including education, finance, revenue, PWD, and power. Who Could Be The New Ministers In Atishi Cabinet?  The Delhi Cabinet currently has seven members, including the Chie...
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Arvind Kejriwal To Vacate Civil Lines Residence, Give Up Govt Facilities After Resigning

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who has resigned from the post of Delhi CM, will vacate the Chief Minister’s official bungalow at Civil Lines within a couple of weeks, as per party sources. Kejriwal would also give up all government facilities he was entitled to as a Chief Minister, they added. According to the rules, Kejriwal has to vacate the official bungalow within a month of his resignation. As per the party source, after leaving his official residence, Kejriwal and his family will stay in Delhi, and a search for suitable accommodation for them is underway.  Speaking on the issue, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said Kejriwal will vacate his house within a week. "There are also questions about his security, as there have been attempts to attack him several times in the past. People...
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Delhi gets its 3rd woman CM as Arvind Kejriwal hands charge to Atishi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The frontrunner was the chosen one. In an expected turn of events, the AAP legislative party on Tuesday elected finance and education minister Atishi, 43, as its leader, paving the way for her to become the eighth chief minister of Delhi.Outgoing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal later met lieutenant governor VK Saxena at Raj Niwas along with his council of ministers - Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Imran Hussain - to submit his resignation.Chief minister -designate Atishi then submitted a letter to stake her claim to form govt. She will remain at the helm for a maximum of five months in this term if the assembly polls are held as per schedule in Feb 2025."Now, Atishi steps up to lead Delhi till the upcoming elections, carrying the weight of both CM Arvind Kejri...
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Arvind Kejriwal resigns; Atishi set to be next Delhi CM

AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with Minister Atishi arrives at the residence of Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena to tender his resignation and stake claim for forming a new government led by Atishi, in New Delhi, Tuesday, September 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi is set to become Delhi’s third woman Chief Minister, with party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal submitting his resignation to Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena on Tuesday (September 17, 2024). Ms. Atishi, who was elected leader of the AAP legislature party earlier in the day, submitted her request to the L-G to stake claim to form the government. Currently, she is a Cabinet Minister and holds many important portfolios, including Revenue, Education, and Publ...
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Kejriwal Submits Resignation To LG Saxena, Atishi Marlena To Take Charge As Delhi CM Soon

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and three-time Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena today, September 17. Kejriwal, who had announced his intention to resign from the chief minister's post on Sunday (September 15), was released on bail in the Delhi Excise Policy scam on September 13. The move from the AAP leader comes as a surprise, as despite being in jail for almost six months and embroiled in cases from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he had resisted resigning from the CM post despite mounting pressure from the opposition, mainly BJP. ALSO ON ABP LIVE | 'Kejriwal Will Remain CM': What Atishi Said After Being Chosen To Helm Delhi Affairs Arvind Kejriwal was accompanied by senior party l...
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Education Minister Atishi to take over as Delhi CM, Kejriwal to resign later today

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi will be the new Chief Minister of Delhi after all legislators accepted party chief and outgoing CM Arvind Kejriwal’s proposal Tuesday. Atishi currently holds key portfolios in the Delhi government, including education, the public works department, and culture and tourism. The Supreme Court—which gave bail to Kejriwal Friday in the CBI case connected to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam—had forbidden the AAP chief from going to office or the Delhi secretariat. As part of the bail conditions, Kejriwal could not sign official files either. Kejriwal was first arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 21 March and later by the CBI on 26 June in connection with their respective probes into the Delhi government’s now-withdrawn excise policy ...
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Arvind Kejriwal To Quit As Delhi CM Today, AAP MLAs To Pick New Leader

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal is set to officially resign from the post of Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday (September 17), churning the national capital's political landscape ahead of the assembly polls early next year. The Chief Minister has sought time for a meeting with Lt Governor VK Saxena to tender his resignation, before which AAP's legislative party is likely to hold a meeting to elect their new leader who will succeed Kejriwal.  On Monday, Kejriwal held a meeting with AAP’s 12-member Political Affairs Committee (PAC), the party’s highest decision-making body, at his residence to deliberate on his successor. This came a day after the 56-year-old announced his resignation from the post, vowing not to sit in the chief minister's chair till people gave him a "certi...
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet LG Saxena tomorrow, likely to tender his resignation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to meet lieutenant governor VK Saxena at 4:30 pm on Tuesday at the LG Secretariat where he is expected to formally step down as Delhi’s CM.This follows Kejriwal's surprise announcement on Sunday to resign, saying, "If the public reelects me, it will serve as a certificate of my honesty."He called for early elections in Delhi to be held in November this year, coinciding with the Maharashtra polls, instead of the originally scheduled date in February 2025.This comes days after Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam.The BJP has labeled Kejriwal's resignation announcement as a "PR stunt," suggesting that it is an attempt to restore his public image following his r...
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Who Will Be Next Delhi CM? Manish Sisodia To Meet Arvind Kejriwal Today, To Discuss Possible Na

Amid speculations over who will be the Delhi Chief Minister, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia will visit party Arvind Kejriwal's residence on Monday (September 16), a day after AAP supremo announced to resign and not sit on the chief minister's chair till people give him a "certificate of honesty." "Kejriwal and Sisodia will be meeting today...The meeting is slated to be held at the chief minister's official residence in the Civil Lines area," news agency PTI reported quoting a party functionary. The report said that during Sisodia's visit, the two leaders may hold discussions on the name of the next Delhi Chief Minister. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders following Kejriwal's announcement on Sunday. Announcing his resignation, Kejriwal had said that he would...
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Who Will Be Next Delhi CM? BJP’s Big Claim As Kejriwal Announces To Step Down

The Bharatiya Janata Party made a big claim on Sunday over the post of Delhi chief minister following the announcement by Arvind Kejriwal to resign from the office, two days after walking out of jail. Earlier in the day, the Aam Aadmi Party chief announced to step down as Delhi CM in two days and demanded early polls in the national capital.  Reacting to the development, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that by announcing his resignation, Kejriwal has not made a sacrifice but this is what the Supreme Court "said in the order that he cannot go near the CM's chair and cannot sign any files." "Hence, you dont have an option, you are forced to resign because of the SC order," he said.  #WATCH | Delhi: On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's 'I am going to resign from the CM position after 2 d...
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‘Truth Has Won’, ‘We Missed You’: Joy In AAP Camp As Kejriwal Gets Bail From SC

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday hailed the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged excise policy scam. The AAP leaders welcomed back their party's national convener and said the truth always triumphs.  Hailing the Supreme Court verdict, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said the truth can be rattled, but it can't be defeated. "Welcome back Arvind Kejriwal, we missed you! Truth can be rattled but not defeated! Finally, the Honourable Supreme Court has given its decision to release Delhi's son Arvind Kejriwal from the shackles of jail," he said.  Welcome back Arvind Kejriwal, we missed you!सत्य परेशान हो सकता है मगर पराजित नहीं! अंततः माननीय सुप्रीम कोर्ट न...
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