NEW DELHI (Reuters) -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 chief Arvind Kejriwal tendered his resignation as Delhi CM. Atishi will become Delhi's new CM. Get all the Arvind Kejriwal Resignation Live Updates here on Livemint.

Atishi, one of the opposition AAP party’s most experienced figures, has served as Delhi’s minister for education, finance, revenues and law

The opposition leader spent almost six months locked up in relation to alleged irregularities in New Delhi's liquor policy.

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) – Opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal said on September 15 he will resign as chief minister of the Delhi regional government, two days after he was released from prison on bail in a graft case.

Prominent opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from his post, days after getting bail in a corruption case. Kejriwal spent five months in jail in connection with a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy.

After being elected as the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislative party in Delhi, Atishi expressed her gratitude by saying, "First and foremost, I want to thank Delhi Chief Minister and my mentor,

The Aam Aadmi Party led by its chief minister designate Atishi staked claim to form a new government in Delhi on Tuesday shortly after Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post, an effort seen as a bold