A meeting of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs was held at 11.30 am today to finalise the name of the new Chief Minister of Delhi. In which Atishi has been chosen as the new CM of Delhi. She has been elected the leader of the legislative party. Arvind Kejriwal proposed Atishi's name in the meeting.
Arvind Kejriwal will resign
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Governor (LG) VK Saxena at 4.30 pm today. Meanwhile, it is believed that Kejriwal may resign from the post of CM. Along with the resignation, a letter addressed to the leader of the legislative party can also be submitted to the LG. It is worth noting that Arvind Kejriwal had announced on Sunday that he would resign from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi after two days.
Third woman chief minister
There are some names in Aam Aadmi Party who have been associated with the party since its inception. One of those names is Atishi Marlena Singh. Atishi, who contested from East Delhi, was among the candidates whose names were first announced by AAP for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. She has been made the new Education Minister of Delhi. It is worth noting that Atishi is the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi. Earlier, Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dixit have held this post.
Atishi has also done this work
- In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, Atishin won the election from Kalkaji constituency on the party ticket. The BJP candidate lost by more than 11 thousand votes.
- He is considered close to and confidant of Arvind Kejriwal.
- AAP MLA from Kalkaji, Atishi, apart from being a member of the party's political affairs committee, has also held many important responsibilities.
- He has served as an advisor to the Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia from July 2015 to April 2018.
- Worked on many schemes to improve the standard of education in government schools of Delhi.