AAP Announces Atishi as new CM of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal to resign today at 4PM | LIVE UPDATES

The AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal had said he would become chief minister and Manish Sisodia his deputy "only when people say we are honest".

Written by: Victor Dasgupta

Updated: September 17, 2024, 12:48 PM IST

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Arvind Kejriwal Resignation News: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will tender his resignation today after meeting Lt Governor VK Saxena at 4:30 pm on Tuesday. Saxena has given Kejriwal appointment for a meeting at 4:30 pm on Tuesday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had earlier said Kejriwal sought time for a meeting with the lieutenant governor on Tuesday and was likely to tender his resignation. The AAP supremo had said he would become chief minister and Manish Sisodia his deputy “only when people say we are honest”. “The chief minister has sought time from Saxena for a meeting on Tuesday. He is likely to tender his resignation,” the party said earlier.

Days after being released from Tihar jail on bail in the excise policy case, the AAP national convenor said on Sunday that he would resign within 48 hours and sought early polls in Delhi. He vowed not to sit in the chief minister’s chair till people gave him a “certificate of honesty”.

Arvind Kejriwal Resignation LIVE UPDATES

• Arvind Kejriwal has proposed Atishi Marlena’s name as the face of the next chief minister.
• The Aam Aadmi Party will announce Arvind Kejriwal’s replacement as Delhi Chief Minister at 12 PM on Tuesday, following the legislative party meeting, according to the party.
• Names of Delhi ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot and Saurabh Bharadwaj are making the rounds as contenders, party insiders said and added that Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal and Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel were also probables.
• LG VK Saxena has given Kejriwal an appointment for a meeting at 4:30 pm on Tuesday
• Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Lt Governor VK Saxena at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, during which he is likely to tender his resignation.

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