Delhi CM-Designate AAP Leader Atishi's Cabinet: 4 Ministers Retained, One Fresh Face Included

Atishi will be sworn in as Delhi's Chief Minister, retaining four ministers, while Mukesh Ahlawat is expected to join her cabinet.

AAP leader Atishi is all set to take oath as Delhi's new Chief Minister on Friday, four ministers from the Arvind Kejriwal government will retain their posts as a cabinet ministers, as per Zee news TV. Ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gahlot, Gopal Rai, and Imran Hussain are expected to be sworn in again in Atishi's new ministry. 

AAP leader Mukesh Ahlawat, MLA from Sultan Pur Majra, is likely to be sworn in as minister too. This would leave one ministerial post in Ms Atishi's cabinet vacant.

Atishi Marlena will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister on Saturday, September 21, the party announced today. The ruling party had earlier decided that Atishi would be the next Chief Minister of the national capital after former CM Kejriwal announced his resignation from the post.

"Atishi will take oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi on September 21, other ministers will also take their oaths alongside her," the Aam Aadmi Party said in a statement, ANI reported.

On Tuesday, AAP leader Atishi said 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.

"First of all, I would like to thank the popular CM of Delhi, AAP national convener, and my guru - Arvind Kejriwal. He gave me such a huge responsibility and trusted me for it. This can be done only in AAP, only under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, that a first-time politician becomes the CM of a state. I come from an ordinary family. Had I been in any other party, perhaps I would not have been given even an election ticket," Atishi said, ANI reported.