Arvind Kejriwal with Atashi (HT).
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live Updates: AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday evening met Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena and resigned as Chief Minister. Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced his decision to resign in 'two days' while addressing his party workers. He said that he would not sit on the chief minister's chair until the public vouched for his honesty and expressed his intention to undergo a “trial by fire” after coming out of jail.…read more
He made the announcement two days after he walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in an alleged corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) related to the Delhi Excise Policy case.
The AAP supremo was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March and by the CBI in June. In July, the Supreme Court granted him bail in the case filed by the ED, but he remained in jail because of the CBI case.
AAP, meanwhile, announced that the party's Kalkaji MLA would succeed Atashi Kejriwal as the Chief Minister.
The current term of the Delhi Assembly is scheduled to end on 11 February 2025. The last assembly elections in Delhi were held on February 8, 2020. Among the 70 members, AAP won 62 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 8 seats. In Assembly 2015, they won 67 and three seats respectively.
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September 17, 2024 at 4:39 pm IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Arvind Kejriwal reached LG Secretariat to resign from the post of Chief Minister. Chief Minister-elect Atishi is accompanied by his party chief and soon-to-be predecessor.
September 17, 2024 at 4:20 pm IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Fire at Kejriwal's residence.
Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation Live: Delhi Chief Minister-elect Atishi reached the residence of the outgoing Chief Minister. Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj and Kailash Gehlot are with him.
September 17, 2024 at 3:58 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Who will accompany Atishi to meet LG?
Arvind Kejriwal's resignation live: “I think the cabinet (members) and a few others will go there. As per my understanding, whenever the Chief Minister is changed, the entire cabinet is dissolved. So that's clear,” Pathak said.
September 17, 2024 at 3:32 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: 'Atishi Very Competent, Given Temporary Charge'
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: AAP National General Secretary Sandeep Pathak calls Delhi Chief Minister-elect Atishi a 'capable' leader.
“We had to choose a chief minister, so as a temporary measure, Atishi has been given the responsibility for a few months. He is very capable. Now the responsibility is to make Arvind Kejriwal the CM again. He made it clear that this taint (excise policy case) has been put on him and he will not accept the post until he passes the 'Agni Pariksha' and people call him innocent. Pathak said.
September 17, 2024 at 2:50 pm IST
Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation Live: Swati Maliwal on Afzal Guru Vs You
Arvind Kejriwal's resignation live: A war of words has erupted between the party and its Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, who tweeted regretting the selection of Atashi as the next Delhi chief minister.
September 17, 2024 at 2:31 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal's resignation live: Delhi LG recommends Atshi as CM on AAP
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: “The Chief Minister is meeting me at 4.30. It is welcome. Atishi's name has been recommended (for the post of CM)… it is an assembly process, the MLAs have chosen him… he is welcome,” says Vinai Kumar Saxena.
September 17, 2024 at 1:49 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal's resignation live: 'Only AAP gives opportunity to first-time politicians to become CM'
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Delhi Minister Atashi thanked Arvind Kejriwal for the opportunity to become the Chief Minister of Delhi, stressing that only AAP gives such an opportunity to politicians for the first time.
September 17, 2024 at 1:36 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation Live: Atishi pledges to work under Arvind Kejriwal's guidance
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Atishi said she will work under the guidance of Arvind Kejriwal and focus on the safety of the people of Delhi. He also stated that his efforts in the coming months would be directed towards the goal of bringing back Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of Delhi.
September 17, 2024 at 1:31 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation Live: Thanks to Atashi 'Guru' Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: After being nominated as Delhi Chief Minister, AAP leader Atshi thanked Arvind Kejriwal, calling him his 'guru'. He expressed happiness about the new role but also shared his sadness about his elder brother-like figure (Arvind Kejriwal) stepping down as Chief Minister.
September 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation Live: Atishi is set to become Delhi's third woman Chief Minister.
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Atishi, the chief minister-designate who currently handles 14 portfolios including finance, education, and revenue, played a key role during Kejriwal's stay in jail. She will become the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi after Sheila Dikshit of Congress and Sushma Swaraj of BJP.
September 17, 2024 at 12:27 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: The party expects Kejriwal to return with a strong mandate.
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation LIVE: Delhi Minister Gopal Rai said Atashi will take over as Delhi Chief Minister and the party expects a strong mandate for Kejriwal in the upcoming elections, after which he will assume his role as Chief Minister. Will start again.
September 17, 2024 at 12:12 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: BJP Says Changing AAP's Face Won't Fix Corruption
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Delhi BJP president Virender Sachdeva said that changing the face will not change the role of Aam Aadmi Party. He alleged that the party was deeply involved in corruption.
September 17, 2024 11:04 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal resignation live: Sunita Kejriwal not interested in becoming CM, Saurabh Bhardwaj
Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation LIVE: Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj arrives at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence for the Legislature Party meeting. “I don't know whether the new chief minister will come from the Council of Ministers or from the MLAs, but we will inform you. Based on my understanding of Arvind Kejriwal's politics, I am not sure it will be Sunita Kejriwal. There will be, because she is not interested,” Bhardwaj said.
September 17, 2024 11:01 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: BJP termed Kejriwal's decision to resign as a drama
Arvind Kejriwal's resignation live: BJP claims Kejriwal's resignation as chief minister was motivated by “compulsion” rather than “principle”. The party described his action as a “drama” and a “confession”, questioning whether his offer to resign was due to infighting within AAP.
September 17, 2024 10:47 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal's resignation live: Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot and Saurabh Bhardwaj among top contenders for Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Delhi ministers Atshi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot and Saurabh Bhardwaj are being floated as possible candidates along with Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and Assembly Speaker Ram Nivas Goyal. is
September 17, 2024 at 10:13 am IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: AAP to announce New Delhi Chief Minister at 12 PM
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live: Aam Aadmi Party will announce Arvind Kejriwal's replacement as Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday at 12 pm after the Legislative Party meeting.
September 17, 2024 at 9:30 am IST
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live Updates: Kejriwal calls for early elections in Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live Updates: Two days after being released on bail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he will resign in two days and has called for early assembly elections in Delhi so that people can vote for him. Be able to judge honestly.