Arvind Kejriwal to take oath as Delhi CM on February 16 at Ramlila Maidan

Aam Aadmi
Party chief Arvind Kejriwal is set to take oath as Delhi chief minister on
February 16 at the Ramlila Maidan. This will be Kejriwal’s third stint as chief
minister.

The AAP
secured a stunning victory securing 62 seats in the 70-member Delhi assembly.
The BJP increased its seats tally to eight, from three in 2015. The Congress,
however, once again drew a blank.

Acknowledging
the mandate from Delhi, Kejriwal gave a big “I love you” shout-out to the city
and thanked it for reposing its faith in its son. He further added that AAP’s
victory will give birth to “kaam ki rajneeti (politics of work)”.

NDA ally Lok
Janshakti Party said the results of Delhi assembly elections prove that people
reward those who work.

The BJP
sought to present the Shaheen Bagh protesters, objecting to a law that excludes
Muslims from a bill that fast-tracks Indian citizenship for refugees from
Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who have been in India before 31 December
2014, as anti-nationals.

The win
assumes even greater significance as the AAP was routed in the Lok Sabha polls.
The party won only 18% of the votes polled, coming third in five of the seven
parliamentary constituencies.

When it
first emerged on the political stage, winning 28 seats in the 2013 election,
most political veterans of other parties were dismissive of AAP’s prospects,
they saw it as a one-election wonder.