Delhi's Lt Governor V K Saxena proposed September 21 for the swearing-in of Atishi as the new Chief Minister. The AAP announced Arvind Kejriwal's resignation and his move to live like a commoner. The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be a low-key affair due to the circumstances surrounding Kejriwal's resignation.

Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his position as Delhi's chief minister on Tuesday, handing over his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. AAP leader Atishi has been nominated as his successor and will be Delhi’s third woman chief minister.

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