Atishi’s name has been finalised as the next Chief Minister of Delhi. She is going to become the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi and will take over the post of Chief Minister in place of Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal himself had proposed her name.
Atishi elected as leader of the legislative party
Atishi was elected as the leader of the legislative party, and the proposal was approved by all the MLAs by standing up. The legislative party meeting was called at the Civil Lines residence of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday morning, in which the new leader was elected unanimously.
About Atishi
Atishi contested as an MLA for the first time in 2020 from Kalkaji assembly constituency and defeated BJP’s Dharamvir Singh by 11,393 votes. She was born on 8 June 1981 in Delhi. Her father, Vijay Singh, has been a professor at Delhi University. Atishi did her schooling from Springdale School in New Delhi and graduated in History from St. Stephen’s College. After obtaining a master’s degree from Oxford University on a Chevening Scholarship, she also earned a second master’s degree as a Rhodes Scholar in Educational Research.
Atishi spent seven years in a small village in Madhya Pradesh
Atishi spent seven years in a small village in Madhya Pradesh, where she participated in activities related to organic farming and progressive education systems and worked with several non-profit organisations. It was here that she met some members of the AAP and joined the party when it was founded.
His role in the party
Atishi served as a key member of the party’s manifesto drafting committee for the 2013 assembly elections and played a key role in shaping the party’s policies. Apart from this, she also played an effective role as a party spokesperson and worked as an advisor to Manish Sisodia, especially when Sisodia handed over the responsibility of the Education Ministry to her.
Atishi’s social and political works
Atishi’s activism has also contributed significantly to her social and political work. She has clashed with the Delhi Police and central investigative agencies on several occasions and has also conducted inspections in MCD schools. Recently, when Kejriwal was in Tihar Jail, he proposed Atishi’s name to hoist the tricolour on Independence Day.
Kejriwal’s hopes
Before Kejriwal himself was arrested, he made Atishi a cabinet minister on March 9, 2023 and gave her the most number of ministries. She is the only woman minister in the Delhi government and has the responsibility of Education, PWD, Water Department, Revenue, Planning and Finance Department. Atishi’s name is considered important keeping in mind the women’s vote and Kejriwal’s promises to women. In 2015, she also served as an advisor to Manish Sisodia in the field of education and after the 2020 assembly elections, the party made her in-charge of Goa.
This journey of Atishi has brought her to the post of Chief Minister of Delhi, and now her role will prove to be important in the political and social direction of Delhi.