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In a significant <keyword id="20359239" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="political-development" source="keywords">political development</keyword>, <keyword id="19969165" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Atishi" source="keywords">Atishi</keyword> is poised to become the next Chief Minister of Delhi, following the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal. The <keyword id="19935664" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aam-Aadmi-Party" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Aam Aadmi Party" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</keyword> (AAP) convened a legislative meeting earlier today, where all MLAs unanimously accepted Kejriwal's proposal to nominate Atishi for the top post. <h2>Who is Atishi?</h2>Atishi Marlena, widely known as Atishi, is a prominent figure within the AAP and currently holds multiple key portfolios in the <keyword id="19925995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-government" source="keywords">Delhi government</keyword>. A Rhodes scholar, she has long been a key architect of AAP’s <keyword id="20374249" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="education-reforms" source="keywords">education reforms</keyword> in Delhi, which transformed the public schooling system and gained national attention. Her work has earned her recognition as a progressive leader committed to enhancing education, governance, and <keyword id="20228723" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="public-welfare" source="keywords">public welfare</keyword>. Atishi has served as a Delhi MLA, representing the Kalkaji constituency, and has been an essential part of the Kejriwal-led government. She took on many responsibilities when Kejriwal was jailed in connection with the excise policy case, and her reputation for efficiency and dedication helped solidify her as a strong contender for the chief ministerial position. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113312516" title="Supreme Court grants bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor scam case" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>Kejriwal’s resignation and resultant suspense</h2>The sequence of events leading to Atishi's ascension began with Arvind Kejriwal's sudden announcement that he would resign as Delhi’s Chief Minister. On September 13, 2024, Kejriwal was released from Tihar Jail, where he was lodged for his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy scam. Following his release, Kejriwal took to the public platform to declare that he would step down, pending a “certificate of honesty” from the people of Delhi. In a political gambit that stunned many, Kejriwal pushed for advancing the polls to November 2024, ahead of the originally scheduled February 2025 elections. His rationale was that only a fresh mandate from the people, whom he asked to consider his honesty as the deciding factor, would validate his return to power. Until then, he vowed not to reassume the office of Chief Minister. "I didn't resign (after arrest in excise policy case) because I respect democracy and the Constitution is supreme for me," Kejriwal had said earlier. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113364559" title="Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces resignation, demands Delhi elections in November" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Kejriwal’s resignation prompted a flurry of activity within AAP, as speculation mounted about who would succeed him. The party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) and other senior leaders, including Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj, and Gopal Rai, held several rounds of discussions. Names floated for the role included Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bharadwaj, and even Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal. Some sources hinted that a surprise candidate from a minority community could also emerge. However, Atishi was always seen as the frontrunner. She holds a majority of the key portfolios in the Delhi government and was handpicked by Kejriwal to unfurl the national flag on August 15 while he was in jail — a symbolic gesture that hinted at her growing political stature within the party. <h2>Atishi’s nomination and the path ahead</h2>The AAP legislative meeting, held at Kejriwal’s residence earlier today, saw Atishi’s nomination as the new Chief Minister of Delhi. The decision was unanimously accepted by all AAP MLAs, with Kejriwal personally proposing her name. Once Kejriwal officially tenders his resignation later today, Atishi will likely meet Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to stake her claim for the CM’s office. It is expected that Atishi will not take the oath of office immediately, as the process involves proving majority on the floor of the Delhi Assembly and appointing a new council of ministers. Sources suggest that the swearing-in ceremony may take place closer to the next Assembly session. Atishi’s rise to the Chief Ministerial post comes at a time of political turbulence for AAP. Kejriwal’s resignation, driven by his desire to restore his public image following his incarceration, has put the party in a precarious position. The opposition <keyword id="14666" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bjp" source="Orion">BJP</keyword> has termed Kejriwal’s resignation a "PR stunt" aimed at deflecting attention from the corruption charges. Atishi, with her track record of governance and public service, represents a fresh face for AAP, one that can potentially rejuvenate the party’s image. She will need to navigate a host of challenges, including the corruption allegations surrounding Kejriwal and the upcoming elections. Whether she will be able to maintain the party’s grip on Delhi or lead it to a new electoral victory remains to be seen. (With inputs from agencies)

Atishi set to become Delhi's new Chief Minister as Arvind Kejriwal steps down months before the assembly elections

Patna (Bihar) [India], March 22 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday condemned the recent arrest of Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind <keyword id="19895701" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kejriwal" source="keywords">Kejriwal</keyword> and stated the INDIA alliance is not the one who gets scared, adding that the INDIA alliance are the ones who fight and win. He also accused the BJP of using government investigation agencies and other constitutional institutions to their advantage in the upcoming elections. He added that the people of INDIA Alliance, stand firmly with the Delhi government. "The way Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested today clearly shows that the BJP is completely scared and wants to fight elections with the help of government investigation agencies and other constitutional institutions. We, the people of the INDIA Alliance, stand firmly with the Delhi government. We are not the ones who get scared, we are the ones who fight and win," he said in a post on X. A team from the Enforcement Directorate arrived at Kejriwal's residence on Thursday to interrogate him regarding the liquor policy case. During a search operation conducted at his residence, Kejriwal was arrested amidst dramatic circumstances, as the AAP convener failed to obtain interim protection from arrest in the liquor policy case from the Delhi High Court. The Enforcement Directorate took him to the agency's headquarters later. A medical team also arrived at the ED office. AAP workers and leaders rallied behind Kejriwal following his arrest while leaders of the INDIA bloc also extended their support for the AAP leader. BJP leaders extended their support to the ED's actions against the Delhi Chief Minister, emphasizing "truth had to prevail". Pointing to the arrests of two opposition chief ministers and the freezing of a bank account of the Congress party, Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Thursday asked the BJP to stop doing politics behind the Enforcement Directorate. She accused the BJP of attempting to win elections through undemocratic means and urged them to engage in fair political competition rather than using the ED as a tool or weapon for their political agenda. "Today, the BJP is murdering democracy. They have arrested two opposition chief ministers (One chief minister <keyword id="20271174" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jharkhand-cm" source="keywords">Jharkhand CM</keyword> <keyword id="19968806" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hemant-soren" source="keywords">Hemant Soren</keyword> was put in jail and now another Kejriwal) and frozen a party's bank account. Is this how the BJP wants to win the election? I want to tell the BJP that if you want to fight, then come forward and fight in the political arena, in the election field. Stop doing politics hiding behind the ED, stop using the ED as your weapon," she said. (ANI)

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New Delhi, The BJP on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of peddling a bundle of lies on the issue of its leader Arvind <keyword id="19895701" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kejriwal" source="keywords">Kejriwal</keyword>'s arrest, asserting that those who are corrupt will go to jail. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said politicians used to scratch each other's back to help each other while indulging in scams but this has changed in the last 10 years under the government headed by Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword>. "Should he (Kejriwal) be let off because he is a chief minister and not a common man," he asked, alleging that the Delhi chief minister is a kingpin in the corruption case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). With opposition parties, including the Congress, rallying to Kejriwal's defence and describing his arrest as part of the Union government's crackdown on their leaders, the BJP spokesperson said it is a case of thieves displaying brotherhood. He is the leader of the corrupt, Patra charged and added that <keyword id="19914482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aap" source="keywords">AAP</keyword> leaders have been peddling a bundle of lies on the matter. <keyword id="19935990" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sonia-gandhi" source="keywords">Sonia Gandhi</keyword> and <keyword id="19895780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahul-gandhi" source="keywords">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> are also on bail in a corruption case, he said, adding mockingly that it is "bail bond" among them. They are also coming together as their ships are sinking, he said. Dismissing AAP leaders' allegation of political vendetta, Patra asked if people will believe courts or them and said every thief claims innocence when caught. With the AAP insisting that Kejriwal will remain chief minister, the BJP leader said it shows his greed for power and post while he and his colleagues rose in politics by claiming to disdain the very thing. As Delhi government minister Atishi questioned the arrest of a chief minister and expressed concern about his safety as he has 'Z plus' security, he hit back, saying it shows their sense of entitlement. She is saying how a CM can be arrested as he is not a common man, Patra said, noting that Kejriwal once named the likes of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Lalu Prasad Yadav as corrupt and would ask when people will start going to the jail. The AAP leader then claimed he has entered politics to cleanse it but began living in a palace and moving around in a security cover, he said. "It is high time that people who are embroiled in corruption are arrested," Patra asserted. Patra also played a statement of Congress leader Ajay Maken in which the he had lashed out at Kejriwal for the alleged excise scam and accused him of using Rs 100 crore collected from it to harm the Congress in the Goa assembly polls in 2022. Even the Supreme Court has spoken about a money trail of over Rs 338 crore while denying bail to AAP leader <keyword id="19909124" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="manish-sisodia" source="keywords">Manish Sisodia</keyword> in the same case, he said. Following Kejriwal's arrest Thursday evening, the AAP had given a nationwide call for protest against the BJP. BJP leaders have called the protest a drama and "celebration of corruption".

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<ul><li>Kejriwal to take oath on Feb 16 at Ramleela Maidan. </li><li><keyword id="6354681" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manish-sisodia">Manish Sisodia</keyword>, Atishi, Raghav Chadha and Saurabh Bharadwaj are the potential candidates for the cabinet.</li></ul><keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> is all set to take oath as the chief minister on February 16 at Ramleela Maidan in Delhi. Yesterday, the <keyword id="6354944" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="aam-aadmi-party">Aam Aadmi Party</keyword> party won 62 of the total 70 assembly seats, bringing the 7 year old party to power for the third time. The party is planning to make it a grand event and has extended an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/183686136279276/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&amp;notif_id=1581486789050990">invitation</a> via social media to the people of Delhi. The post was made from an official Facebook handle of Aam Aadmi Party Gurgaon with an invitation that said “Oath Ceremony Of CM Arvind Kejriwal”. The event will be held at Ramleela Maidan at 11 am. This time Kejriwal will miss the Valentines Day buzz like his last swearing-in ceremony. However, he already said the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/arvind-kejriwals-first-speech-after-winning-a-second-term-as-delhi-chief-minister/articleshow/74081047.cms">three</a> magic words to Delhi-ites after his spectacular win. The internet went crazy in 2015 when Arvind Kejriwal took oath as a CM on Valentine’s day. He later after a year celebrating his anniversary tweeted: “Last year, on this day, Delhi fell in love with AAP. This bonding is deep and everlasting.” <div type="twitter" handle="ArvindKejriwal" handlename="Arvind Kejriwal" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/945853608389574656/REH_LpUJ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1360" retweetcount="1238" status="Last year, on this day, Delhi fell in love with AAP. This bonding is deep n everlasting." createdat="1455413769000" id="698682104440184833"></div>

 According to the UT establishment procedure, the Lieutenant governor (LG) will write to the President via Home Ministry explaining that AAP has won the majority in Delhi Election 2020 and is set to form a government. Later, the President will issue an appointing letter to the AAP leader as a CM of Delhi. However, in states the governor performs all the responsibilities of swearing and appointing the CM. After the appointment of the CM, a cabinet is formed with seven ministers, including the CM. After the CM finalises the list, the LG administers the oath of office and CM’s cabinet. The sixth legislative assembly of Delhi was dissolved on Tuesday by LG. The previous cabinet included Patparganj MLA Manish Sisodia who was also the deputy CM; Satyendar Jain of Shakur Basti; Imran Hussain of Ballimaran; Kailash Gahlot of Seemapuri; Rajendra Pal Gautam of Babarpur; and Gopal Rai. It would be interesting to watch if Kejriwal would retain the old faces in the office or will bring in a new colour in Delhi cabinet. Manish Sisodia, Atishi, Raghav Chadha and Saurabh Bharadwaj are some of the potential candidates to make it to the cabinet. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/economic-revival-in-the-times-of-coronavirus-can-be-slow-warns-governments-chief-economic-advisor/articleshow/74093707.cms?src=hp_latest">Economic revival in the times of Coronavirus can be slow, warns government’s chief economic advisor</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/arvind-kejriwals-in-has-lessons-for-mamata-banerjee-mk-stalin-and-lalu-prasad-yadav/articleshow/74082357.cms?src=hp_latest">Kejriwal's spectacular win has five lessons for Rajinikanth, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, and Lalu Yadav</a>

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<ul><li>Gambhir forayed into politics during the 2019 general elections when the <keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> government gave him a ticket from East Delhi. </li><li>The cricketer went on to win the seat by defeating Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely by 3.91 lakh votes and <keyword id="6356115" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="AAP">AAP</keyword>’s Atishi by 1.71 lakh votes.</li><li>He was subject to much criticism recently when he missed a parliamentary meeting on Delhi’s air pollution crisis.</li></ul>Former cricket player <keyword id="13839" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gautam-Gambhir">Gautam Gambhir</keyword> has been able to replicate his success in the field of politics as well. As Delhi assembly elections are fast approaching, Gambhir might not play the field this time - but will still have a lot to say - from the box. He forayed into politics during the 2019 general elections when the BJP government gave him a ticket from East Delhi. The cricketer went on to win the seat by defeating Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely by 3.91 lakh votes and AAP’s Atishi by 1.71 lakh votes. The Jalebi controversy Since the win, Gambhir has been in the spotlight. He was subject to much criticism when the MP missed the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Urban Development meeting to discuss the rising air pollution crisis in the national capital. He was instead spotted gorging on jalebis with fellow commentator and former cricketer VVS Laxman during the India-Bangladesh cricket match in Indore. As the - Nero fiddled while Rome was burning - anger set in, Gambhir quickly released a statement - went on to say he was “petrified of eating jalebis”. Recently, Gambhir inaugurated an air purifier tower prototype in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. But given his popularity, he is also rumoured to be a possible Chief Ministerial candidate from the BJP. In fact, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took to Twitter to wish a happy new year to seven Delhi CM candidates from the BJP and included Gambhir in the post. Commenting on the Delhi elections, Gambhir <a href="https://www.republicworld.com/election-news/delhi-assembly-elections/gautam-gambhir-excited-as-delhi-elections-announced-takes-on-aap.html">recently told ANI</a> that he is excited about it as “the people of Delhi are desperate and BJP will be able to fulfil all the promises which have been made in the past." See Also: <a href="http://businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/arvind-kejriwals-aam-aadmi-party-may-win-delhi-elections-over-bjp-and-congress/articleshow/73130723.cms?src=hp_elect">Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party may win Delhi elections with a comfortable margin, says a latest survey</a>

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released a list of 40 star campaigners for the <keyword id="7682147" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi-election-2020">Delhi election 2020</keyword>. The top five star campaigners are Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Rajnath Singh, and Nitin Gadkari. The list also includes Prakash Javadekar , Smriti Irani, Yogi Aditya Nath, Manoj Tiwari, <keyword id="13839" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gautam-Gambhir">Gautam Gambhir</keyword> and <keyword id="2733" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hema-Malini">Hema Malini</keyword>. Here’s the full list of <keyword id="1916577" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP-star-campaigners">BJP star campaigners</keyword>: <ol><li>Narendra Modi </li><li>Amit Shah </li><li>Jagat Prakash Nadda </li><li>Rajnath Singh </li><li>Nitin Gadkari </li><li>B.L Santhosh </li><li>Thawarchand Gehlot </li><li>Prakash Javadekar </li><li>Nityanand Rai </li><li>Hardeep Puri </li><li>Smriti Irani </li><li>Yogi Adityanath </li><li>Manoharlal Khattar </li><li>Trivendra Singh Rawat </li><li>Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank </li><li>Jairam Thakur </li><li>Shivraj Singh Chouhan </li><li>Som Prakash </li><li>Gajendra Singh Shekhawat </li><li>Dharmendra Pradhan </li><li>Arjun Munda </li><li>Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi </li><li>Anurag Thakur </li><li>Shyam Jaju </li><li>Tarun Chugh </li><li>Manoj Tiwari </li><li>Harsh Vardhan </li><li>Vijay Goel </li><li>Ramesh Bidhuri </li><li>Parvesh Sahib Singh </li><li>Meenakshi Lekhi </li><li>Hema Malini </li><li>Hansraj Hans </li><li>Gautam Gambhir </li><li>Anil Jain </li><li>Dushyant Kumar Gautam </li><li>Siddharthan </li><li>Sunny Deol </li><li>Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla Urf Ravi Kishan </li><li>Dinesh Lal Yadav “Nirahua” </li></ol>The BJP earlier this week, released the second list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Elections in Delhi. It named 10 new candidates this time. Earlier, it has named only 57 candidates. Kapil Mishra, ex-AAP MLA who was ousted from the party earlier, has been fielded from Model Town. Further, BJP has fielded Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from Badarpur and Ravi Negi is fielded against Deputy CM Manish Sisodia. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/bjp-candidate-list-for-delhi-election-2020/articleshow/73328155.cms">Check the full BJP candidate list here</a> BJP has not yet declared the name of the candidate who will be fighting against Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi. AAP has also announced their candidates. It fielded all the 70 candidates. The Kejriwal led party fielded Deputy CM Manish Sisodia from Patparganj while Atishi will contest the assembly elections from Kalkaji seat. Raghav Chadha has also been given the ticket from Rajinder Nagar. Congress also released its first list of candidates where sitting AAP MLA Adarsh Shastri is fielded from Dwarka. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/congress-rjd-candidate-list-delhi-2020/articleshow/73354792.cms">Congress candidate list for Delhi Election 2020</a> As the 70 member assembly term approaches its end on February 22, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for Delhi elections. The assembly polls will commence on February 8, 2020.

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