AAP leader Atishi is expected to be sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister on Saturday evening, following Arvind Kejriwal's resignation.

( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) In a change of guard, AAP leader Atishi is set to be sworn in as Delhi's sixth Chief Minister on Saturday. Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena is slated to administer the oath to Atishi and her Council of Ministers at the Raj Niwas at 4.30 a.m.

Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat, a first-time MLA from Sultanpur Majra, is set to join Delhi's council of ministers under CM designate Atishi. He fills the vacancy left by Raaj Kumar Anand's resignation. Existing ministers from Kejriwal’s administration will stay on board.

Aam Aadmi Party senior officials have confirmed that Delhi's designated Chief Minister Atishi alongside her cabinet will officially take oaths of office on 21.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi is likely to take oath on Saturday as Delhi’s second AAP Chief Minister, and third woman CM — after Sheila Dikshit of Congress and Sushma Swaraj of BJP — as Lt Governor V.

AAP’s Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat won the Sultanpur Majra Assembly seat by 48,000 votes in 2020. He has been inducted to fill the vacancy created by social welfare minister Raaj Kumar Anand's resignation.

AAP MLA Mukesh Ahlawat will be the new face in the Delhi Cabinet headed by Atishi, who will be sworn in as chief minister on September 21, and four ministers will be retained, the party said on Thursday.

Lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday sent the file on the appointment of the chief minister to the President for approval, proposing Saturday for the swearing-in ceremony

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi, who has staked claim to become the next Delhi Chief Minister, said on Tuesday that she is happy about the trust posed in her by the outgoing CM Arvind Kejriwal but also sad that he has resigned from his post.