Atishi Marlena took oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi on Saturday amid growing calls for snap elections. The development comes mere days after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal walked out of Tihar jail on bail and announced plans to resign. Both Kejriwal and his former deputy Manish Sisodia have sought a “certificate of honesty” from the people of Delhi before returning to office.
The new Council of Ministers also took oath during the ceremony at the Raj Niwas on Saturday afternoon. Atishi will be working with Sultanpur Majra MLA Mukesh Ahlawat as well as existing Delhi Ministers Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Imran Hussain.
The tenure of the Atishi government will be brief as the assembly polls in Delhi are due in February next year. Both AAP and the opposition BJP have also evinced support for the elections to be pre-poned by a few months.
(With inputs from agencies)
