DelhI: Atishi, the senior AAP leader, is set to make history by becoming the youngest Chief Minister of Delhi.
This comes after Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday, September 17. At just 43 years old, Atishi will not only be the youngest Chief Minister of Delhi, but also the second current female Chief Minister in India, after Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal.
She currently holds several crucial portfolios in the Delhi cabinet, including finance, water, education, and public works. Her key role in the administration has earned her the unanimous support of AAP legislators as the next Chief Minister.
Following Kejriwal’s recommendation, she is all set to be appointed as the new Chief Minister of Delhi. A delegation of AAP legislators will soon meet with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to formally stake their claim for forming a new government under Atishi’s leadership.
Kejriwal, who was recently granted bail in a Delhi liquor police case, has announced that he will not return to the Chief Minister’s position until his party is re-elected in the upcoming state elections, stating that it is the “people’s order.”
Atishi’s appointment as the youngest chief minister of Delhi is a milestone not only for her but for women in politics as well.
