After assuming charge as the Delhi Chief Minister, Atishi offered prayers at the ancient Hanuman temple in Connaught place on Tuesday. The newly elected Chief Minister emphasized on her wish for the AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal to take over the chief ministerial position once again,

Delhi’s new Chief Minister Atishi faced criticism from BJP and Congress for not using her predecessor's chair, labeling it an insult to constitutional rules. Comparing herself to Ramayana's Bharat, Atishi pledged to temporarily serve with dignity.

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on Tuesday, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail in a graft case.

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 took over as Delhi's eighth chief minister, symbolically leaving Arvind Kejriwal's chair vacant. She promised to govern for four months until Kejriwal is re-elected. Both BJP and Congress criticized her actions,

Atishi assumes Delhi CM role next to empty chair, drawing parallels to Ramayana, faces criticism from BJP and Congress.

Underlining her status as a caretaker CM, she said in her first media address from the Chief Minister’s office that the chair belongs to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal.

Three ministers of Atishi government took charge of their respective departments at the secretariat, vowing to continue to work with dedication and complete the initiatives started by former chief min

The BJP and the Congress on Monday (September 23, 2024) attacked Delhi's new Chief Minister Atishi, over her decision not to sit on the chair used by her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal, saying her gesture was a "grave insult" to the constitutional rules and the post of Chief Minister.

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 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.