AAP leader Atishi stakes claim to form government in Delhi, expresses gratitude to Kejriwal for placing trust in her

AAP leader Atishi who has staked claim to become the next Delhi Chief Minister said on Tuesday that she is happy over trust posed in her by the outgoing CM Arvind Kejriwal but also sad that he has resigned from his postAtishi told reporters that she will work to bring back Kejriwal as Chief Minister after the assembly polls which would be held in the next few monthsShe said it would not have been possible in any other party that a firsttime politician becomes the Chief MinisterFirst 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 firsttime 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 saidBut Arvind Kejriwal trusted me made me an MLA and a minister and today gave me the responsibility of the CM I am happy that Arvind Kejriwal placed such trust in me But I am also sad because Delhi CM and my elder brother Arvind Kejriwal is resigning today On behalf of all AAP MLAs and the 2 crore people of Delhi I would like to say that there is just one CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal she addedAtishi will be the third woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila DikshitEarlier in the day Kejriwal who is also Aam Aadmi Party AAP national convenor resigned as Delhi Chief MinisterKejriwal tendered his resignation to Delhi LG Vinai Kumar SaxenaTalking to reporters AAP leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai said that Kejriwal had stated after getting bail in the Delhi excise policy case that he will take the post of Chief Minister till he gets renewed mandate from the people of Delhi in the assembly pollAccordingly he gave his resignation AAP MLAs met in the morning and elected Atishi as their leader We have conveyed this to the LG Atishi has staked claim to form the government We have requested that date of swearing in is decided at the earliest so that works related to the 2 crore resdients are taken forward he saidRai said the new government will work to protect the initiatives taken by Kejriwal for the people of DelhiKejriwal was released from Tihar Jail in the national capital on September 14 after the apex court granted him bail the Delhi excise policy caseThe apex court also imposed certain conditions on Kejriwals release including that he must refrain from making public comments about the case and must attend all hearings before the trial court unless exemptAtishi 43 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 the state of education in governmentrun schools in the national capitalAtishi did her schooling from Springdale School in New Delhi She studied history at St Stephens College where she stood first in the Delhi University and went on to Oxford University to pursue her Masters on a Chevening scholarship A few years later she earned her second Masters from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in Educational ResearchAAP leaders said Atishi spent seven years in a small village in Madhya Pradesh where she got involved in organic farming and progressive education systems She worked with several nonprofit organisations thereAtishi 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 spokespersonShe represents Kalkaji constituency in the Delhi Assembly and holds the highest number of portfolios in the Delhi governmentAtishi 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 caseAtishi will have her task cut out as she will be key face of AAP as it prepares for assembly polls with aim to come to power again in the national capitalAAP has demanded early polls to the Delhi assembly The last assembly polls were held in early 2020This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever