Delhi CM Atishi Oath Ceremony: Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi took oath as Delhi Chief Minister on Saturday at Raj Niwas. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena administered the oath of office to Atishi at Raj Niwas. Alongside Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Imran Hussain, and Mukesh Ahlawat are also being sworn in as cabinet ministers.
VIDEO | AAP leader Atishi (@AtishiAAP) takes oath as Delhi CM at LG House. pic.twitter.com/Y8Ty8gLquO
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 21, 2024
Delhi CM designate Atishi met AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal before the oath ceremony along with her new cabinet ministers. Former CM Arvind Kejriwal was also present at Raj Niwas for the oath ceremony.
मुख्यमंत्री और मंत्री पद की शपथ लेने से पहले आम आदमी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय संयोजक @ArvindKejriwal जी से @AtishiAAP जी, @Saurabh_MLAgk जी, @AapKaGopalRai जी, @kgahlot जी, @ImranHussaain जी और @mukeshahlawatap जी ने की मुलाक़ात। pic.twitter.com/bFhcnafTiE
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) September 21, 2024
Delhi CM Atishi To Face Floor Test In Upcoming Assembly Session
Atishi, who held the most portfolios, in the Kejriwal government was elevated to the post of Chief Minister after Arvind Kejriwal announced to step down from the post last week. Kejriwal had put forward her name which was unanimously agreed by the party.
After taking oath to office, Atishi has become the third woman to be Delhi’s Chief Minister after the late Sheila Dikshit and late Sushma Swaraj. She is also the youngest CM of the national capital. Now she will need to pass a floor test in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The Assembly session has been scheduled for 26-27 September, where she will be expected to secure the trust of the House.
Atishi was elected as MLA from the Kalkaji constituency and had been entrusted with 13 departments, the highest number of portfolios held by any minister in the Delhi government. Earlier, she had served as an advisor to the then Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia between 2015 and 2018.
