Atishi resigns as Delhi CM day after AAP loses Assembly election to BJP
She had taken over as the chief minister after Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post on September 17.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Sunday resigned as the Delhi chief minister, a day after her party lost the Assembly election to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Atishi submitted her resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, who asked her to continue in her position till the new government is formed.
The Aam Aadmi Party won 22 seats in the Delhi Assembly election held on February 5. The BJP won the polls, winning 48 constituencies.
Hon’ble Lt Governor, Shri VK Saxena today recieved the resignation of Hon’ble CM, Ms Atishi. He asked her to continue in her position till the formation of the new government. pic.twitter.com/tHHBCMKL3E
— Raj Niwas Delhi 🇮🇳 (@RajNiwasDelhi) February 9, 2025
While top Aam Aadmi Party leaders Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Saurabh Bharadwaj lost in their constituencies, Atishi retained her Kalkaji seat, defeating the BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri.
“I have won my seat, but this is not a time for victory – this is the time to fight,” Atishi told reporters. “The battle against BJP’s authoritarianism will continue.”
Atishi had taken over as the chief minister after Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post on September 17, a week after he was released on bail in the Delhi liquor policy case. He had been arrested in March ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
