Kejriwal Elected AAP's Legislative Party Leader; Will Take Oath As Delhi CM On Feb 16

Kejriwal’s right-hand man and the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia will hold a press conference at 1 pm on Wednesday and may brief media about the ceremony.

New Delhi: Delhi CM and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal (C) addreses supporters after party's victory in the State Assembly polls, at AAP office in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Kejriwal's wife Sunita, daughter Harshita, son Pulkit and party leaders Gopal Rai, Raghav Chadha are also seen. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

New Delhi:  After spearheading his party to a resounding victory, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has been elected as the leader of the AAP Legislative Party in the Assembly by the MLAs on Wednesday. Kejriwal will be taking oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time in a row on February 16. Kejriwal was elected unopposed during a meeting at his residence with all the 62 MLAs. Senior party leader Manish Sisodia, also the MLA elect from Patparganj, proposed to make Kejriwal the leader of the legislative party. Along with the MLAs, election in-charge Sanjay Singh and campaign in-charge Pankaj Gupta were also in the meeting. “Kejriwal will be taking oath as Delhi Chief Minister on February 16 at Ramlila Ground. I urge all the people of Delhi to mark their presence in the ceremony,” said Sisodia while addressing the media after the Legislative Party meeting. "The entire cabinet will take oath along with the CM-designate Arvind Kejriwal. The ceremony will begin at 10 AM on 16th February at Ramlila Maidan," said Sisodia. Also Read:  ‘AAP's Focus On Governance Issues Trumped BJP’s Polarisation Bid,’ Says Sena Sisodia attributed the victory of Aam Aadmi Party to the people of Delhi. Earlier, AAP leader Ram Niwas Goel had also confirmed that the ceremony will be held in Delhi’s Ramlila Ground. Preparations have already begun at Ramlila Ground for the ceremony. Watch here: Preparations begin at Ramlila Ground for oath-taking ceremony Arvind Kejriwal led the Aam Aadmi Party to a stupendous victory in the assembly polls, dealing a body blow to the main rival BJP and completely decimating the Congress in a keenly-watched battle in the midst of anti-CAA protests. The 51-year-old bureaucrat-turned-politician almost replicated the AAP's fairy-tale victory of 2015 by riding on his government's development agenda, and in the process emerged as a key leader in the national political landscape.