Atishi to become Delhi CM: In a significant political shift, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi Marlena is set to succeed Arvind Kejriwal as the new Chief Minister of Delhi. This follows Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to step down as the Chief Minister after he was released on bail in the Delhi
Atishi will be the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi after Congress’ Sheila Dikshit and BJP’s Sushma Swaraj. Currently, she is an MLA from Kalkaji.
Arvind Kejriwal, set to resign today, proposed Atishi's name for the Delhi Chief Minister post which was supported unanimously by all party MLAs. She will become the third woman CM and eighth Chief Minister overall of the national capital.
Addressing a legislature party meeting at his residence in the national capital, Arvind Kejriwal made the proposal of Atishi's name for the Chief Minister post which was supported by the party's MLAs. Atishi will be the eighth CM of Delhi.
Names of Delhi ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot and Saurabh Bharadwaj are making the rounds as contenders for chief ministerial post, as per Aam Aadmi Party insiders. They also added that Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel are also among probables.
Arvind Kejriwal was released from Tihar Jail on September 13, hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam.
Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case related to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, filed by the CBI. The apex court, however, put some conditions on the bail directing him not to make any public comment on the merits of the case.
Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: The last date for filing nominations is September 12 in Haryana.
So far the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced 70 candidates for the 90-seat assembly elections. Earlier, AAP and Congress negotiated for an alliance but failed to reach a consensus on seat sharing. Subsequently, AAP announced to contest the polls alone.
Earlier on Tuesday, AAP released its third list for Haryana assembly elections. The list contained the names of 11 candidates. So far, the AAP has announced candidates for 61 seats.
The CBI has alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party benefited from the illicit funds generated through the criminal conspiracy in the Excise Policy case. The CBI claims that as the National Convenor and Overall In-Charge of AAP, Arvind Kejriwal is responsible for this.
Uchana Kalan Assembly Election 2024: In the last Assembly election in 2019, JNP's Dushyant Chautala won the Uchana Kalan seat, defeating Prem Lata of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 47,452 votes.
The Delhi Chief Minister was arrested by the CBI on June 26. On August 14, the Supreme Court had refused to grant interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in the case and sought a response from the probe agency on his plea challenging his arrest.
The CBI has defended in the Supreme Court the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister, saying it was necessary as he chose to remain “evasive and non-cooperative” in his replies to questions about his role in the alleged excise policy scam.
The assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will take place in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with the results set to be announced on October 4.
The court is set to review a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on August 27. The chargesheet is part of an ongoing investigation into the liquor policy case.
AAP MP Sandeep Pathak stated that senior party leader Manish Sisodia will be meeting the people of Delhi through a padayatra on August 14. Sisodia is currently out on bail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
Delhi news: The AAP, which was granted the national party status last year, was allotted a new office in the Lutyens' area following directions from the Delhi High Court. The party's current headquarters is at Rouse Avenue.
Delhi's Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia visited the Hanuman Temple at Connaught Place from where he, along with other AAP leaders, reached Rajghat and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
The former deputy chief minister of Delhi was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2023 for the purported irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22.
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