Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on Tuesday, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail in a graft case.

Whether his latest move will have a similar outcome remains to be seen as Delhi prepares for next Assembly elections

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

The opposition leader spent almost six months locked up in relation to alleged irregularities in New Delhi's liquor policy.

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) – Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on September 17, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail in a graft case.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will quit today, disrupting the national capital's political landscape ahead of the assembly elections early next year.

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday he will resign as chief minister of the Delhi regional government, two days after he was released from prison on bail in a graft case. Kejriwal

Delhi minister Atishi will take over as the new chief minister of India's national capital territory after the resignation of incumbent Arvind Kejriwal, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party said on Tuesday.

AAP National convenor Arvind Kejriwal resigned as the Chief Minister of Delhi on 17. He tendered his resignation to Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena. Atishi to take over as next CM of Delhi. As Kejriwal resigned from CM Post,