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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet LG Saxena tomorrow, likely to tender his resignation | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet the Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena Tuesday at 4.30 pm at the LG Secretariat, where he is expected to formally step down as Delhi CM.
This follows Kejriwal’s surprise announcement on Sunday that he would step down. He said, “If the public re-elects me, it will serve as a proof of my honesty.”
He called for early elections in Delhi in November this year, coinciding with the Maharashtra elections, instead of the originally scheduled date of February 2025.
This comes days after Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy fraud.
The BJP has termed Kejriwal’s resignation announcement as a “PR stunt” and suggested it was an attempt to rehabilitate his image after his recent release from Tihar jail.
The MONKEYThe party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) is expected to deliberate on the selection of the next chief ministerial candidate and the composition of the Delhi Cabinet. The committee will also review strategies for the upcoming Haryana elections as the party seeks to broaden its political presence.
Several ministers, including Atishi, Gopal Rai, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Kailash Gahlot, along with some reserved category MLAs such as Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly Rakhi Birla, are being considered as potential successors to Kejriwal. Interestingly, even Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, is reportedly among the candidates being discussed for the role of chief minister.
This follows Kejriwal’s surprise announcement on Sunday that he would step down. He said, “If the public re-elects me, it will serve as a proof of my honesty.”
He called for early elections in Delhi in November this year, coinciding with the Maharashtra elections, instead of the originally scheduled date of February 2025.
This comes days after Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy fraud.
The BJP has termed Kejriwal’s resignation announcement as a “PR stunt” and suggested it was an attempt to rehabilitate his image after his recent release from Tihar jail.
The MONKEYThe party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) is expected to deliberate on the selection of the next chief ministerial candidate and the composition of the Delhi Cabinet. The committee will also review strategies for the upcoming Haryana elections as the party seeks to broaden its political presence.
Several ministers, including Atishi, Gopal Rai, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Kailash Gahlot, along with some reserved category MLAs such as Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly Rakhi Birla, are being considered as potential successors to Kejriwal. Interestingly, even Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, is reportedly among the candidates being discussed for the role of chief minister.
