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After Arvind Kejriwal's resignation, Atishi will take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi this evening. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Raj Niwas. Preparations for the program have been completed. According to the information, Atishi will take oath as the Chief Minister between 4:30-5:00 pm.
Official sources say that the file for the swearing-in of ministers was sent for the President's approval. No information could be obtained on this till late Friday evening. It is likely that this file may reach the Raj Niwas from the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday morning.
According to information received from officials, the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the formation of a new government under the leadership of Atishi has been approved by the President. After this, preparations for the swearing-in ceremony on Saturday have been completed. Senior AAP leaders, MLAs and MPs including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal may also attend the swearing-in ceremony.
Atishi has already appealed to the MLAs and workers not to garland her. However, the situation regarding the ministers is not clear yet. If this file reaches the Lieutenant Governor after approval from the President, then he will also take oath along with the Chief Minister on Saturday.
Arvind Kejriwal had submitted his resignation to LG on Tuesday evening and Atishi had staked claim to form the government. In Atishi's cabinet, all the four ministers of the Kejriwal government are being given ministerial posts again. At the same time, Mukesh Ahlawat, who represents the seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, will be the new face. There is still one vacancy in the cabinet. Deliberations are going on in the party for this. There is a possibility that the name for this post may also be finalised before the swearing-in.
These will become ministers
In Delhi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Imran Hussain will take oath as cabinet ministers. Mukesh Ahlawat will also take oath as cabinet minister. Delhi will get a new cabinet minister. Mukesh Ahlawat is an MLA from Sultanpuri. He comes from the Scheduled Caste category. He will replace Rajkumar Anand. Let us tell you that there are a total of six ministers in the Delhi government including the Chief Minister. Now five ministers will take oath along with the Chief Minister. One minister's place is still vacant which will be filled in place of Atishi.
Everybody got reward for their work
Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Imran Hussain will be ministers in the new government to be formed under the leadership of Atishi. All four ministers have also been a part of the Kejriwal cabinet. Everyone has been rewarded for their work. AAP and Atishi have not tampered with it. At the same time, Sultanpuri MLA Mukesh Ahlawat will be a new face in his cabinet. Mukesh, who has become an MLA for the first time, will represent the Scheduled Caste in the government. Rajkumar Anand belonged to this category in the Kejriwal cabinet.