Atishi to succeed Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi CM

Aam Aadmi Party minister Atishi will succeed Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi Chief Minister following his decision to step down from the post. The party will stake claim to form a new government under Atishi after Kejriwal resigns on Tuesday evening.

Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said an AAP delegation will meet Lt Governor VK Saxena to stake claim for the new Atishi-led government. The new cabinet members will be decided later, said the AAP Delhi convener.

Atishi currently holds multiple portfolios, including finance, education and PWD in the AAP-led Delhi government.

The AAP legislative party leaders reached the decision after Kejriwal proposed Atishi's name. All AAP MLAs stood up and accepted Atishi as the chief minister.