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AAP MLAs choose Arvind Kejriwal as leader of legislature party
Newly elected Aam Aadmi Party MLAs chose Arvind Kejriwal as the leader of the legislature party on Wednesday, sources said, a move that will pave way for him to stake claim to form the next government in Delhi.
New Delhi: Newly elected Aam Aadmi Party MLAs chose Arvind Kejriwal as the leader of the legislature party on Wednesday, sources said, a move that will pave way for him to stake claim to form the next government in Delhi.
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Chief Minister Kejriwal, who trumped his rivals by scripting a spectacular victory on Tuesday, met the MLAs at his official residence at Civil Lines during which he was elected the leader of the legislature party.
Delhi: A meeting of newly-elected AAP MLAs was held at the residence of AAP chief & CM-designate Arvind Kejriwal today. He was elected as the leader of the legislative party during the meeting. He will take oath as the CM on 16th February. pic.twitter.com/X15NOVKy1O
— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2020
The party won 62 out of the total 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly.
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Kejriwal is likely to be sworn-in as the chief minister for the third time at the historic Ramlila Maidan on February 16. (PTI)