Atishi Marlena named new CM of Delhi, to replace Arvind Kejriwal

Senior AAP leader Atishi Marlena will be the new chief minister of Delhi.

Atishi Marlena. Photo courtesy: x.com/OfficeOfAtishi
Atishi Marlena. Photo courtesy: x.com/OfficeOfAtishi

Aam Aadmi Party unanimously agreed on Tuesday after its head Arvind Kejriwal proposed her name as his successor in a meeting of the party’s legislators.

Kejriwal, who was released from jail on Friday, announced on Sunday that he would resign from the post and would only return if people give him a certificate of honesty.

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Atishi is a key face of the party as well as the government and holds multiple portfolios, including finance, education and PWD.