The announcement was made by Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal during a meeting with his party’s legislators.

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on Tuesday, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail in a graft case.

Atishi, Delhi's Chief Minister, holds 14 portfolios, revamped schools, and is known for loyalty and governance skills.

Reacting to the AAP’s choice of Atishi to replace Arvind Kejriwal as the CM of Delhi on Tuesday, Yadav said, “Atishi should solve the problems of the people as it has become a habit with the AAP to politicise everything without doing any work.

With five months left for the Delhi Assembly polls, slated for mid-February 2025, AAP’s election campaign will rest on the efficient rollout of welfare schemes by the Atishi-led Delhi government to consolidate its core support base among the national capital’s women,

Atishi, who was chosen as Kejriwal’s successor at an AAP legislature party meeting, said, “We have staked claim to form a new government. I will protect the interests of Delhi people.”

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Delhi is set to have its third woman chief minister as AAP leader Atishi will succeed Arvind Kejriwal. Atishi, who holds multiple portfolios in the Delhi Cabinet, will be the youngest to assume this role.