Arvind Kejriwal Resigns As Delhi Chief Minister: AAP Leader Tenders Resignation to LG VK Saxena, Atishi To Stake Claim
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tendered his resignation to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday. The AAP national convenor reached the LG Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon along with his Cabinet colleagues.
New Delhi, September 17: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tendered his resignation to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday. The AAP national convenor reached the LG Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon along with his Cabinet colleagues. AAP leader Atishi, who was earlier in the day chosen as Kejriwal's successor at a legislature party meeting, was also accompanying him. Arvind Kejriwal Resigns: AAP Leader Submits Resignation From CM Post to LG VK Saxena, Atishi To Take Over as Next Chief Minister.
Kejriwal announced on Sunday his decision to resign from the post of chief minister of Delhi. He said then that he would only sit on the CM's chair when the people give him a "certificate of honesty".