ABP News reports that Atishi officially took over as the Chief Minister of Delhi on Monday, September 23. Upon her arrival at the secretariat, she noticed two chairs in her office, one of which was notably larger and empty.

While BJP's campaign in Delhi polls would focus on alleged corruption cloud over AAP top brass, AAP is making it a referendum on Kejriwal's “honesty”

AAP leader Atishi, who took the oath of office on Saturday, took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Monday. The Delhi Assembly's session will be held on September 26 and 27. Atishi has retained the 13 portfolios she held in the Kejriwal government,

ABP News reports that Atishi has officially assumed the role of Chief Minister of Delhi on Monday, September 23. Upon arriving at the secretariat, she noticed two chairs placed in her office, one of which was notably larger and empty.

AAP leader Atishi Marlena assumed office as Delhi's Chief Minister on September 23, pledging to uphold Arvind Kejriwal's legacy. She symbolically placed an empty chair beside her own, drawing a parallel with Bharat from the Ramayana.

Atishi took oath as the new Chief Minister of Delhi on Saturday following the surprise resignation of Arvind Kejriwal. The new cabinet includes existing ministers and will serve briefly before assembly polls in February 2024.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Monday took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi, news agency PTI reported. "Will work as CM of Delhi for four months like Bharat did by placing Lord Ram's 'khadaun' on throne," she said.

AAP leader Atishi, who took charge as Delhi's Chief Minister on Monday, did not sit on the chair used by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and kept it empty.

Atishi, who took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Monday, said she would serve as Delhi's chief minister for four months like Ramayana's Bharat who ruled Ayodhya in the absence of his elder brother Lord Ram by placing his 'khadaun' (wooden slippers) on the throne.

Delhi's new chief minister Atishi faced criticism from BJP and Congress for leaving Arvind Kejriwal's chair empty as a symbolic gesture. Opposition leaders condemned this act as an insult to constitutional norms.

AAP leader Atishi took charge as the chief minister of Delhi on Monday, and kept the chair used by her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal empty and "waiting for him", a move the BJP and the Congress said was a "grave insult" to the post.