Atishi resigns as Delhi Chief Minister

Lt. Governor, V.K. Saxena received the resignation of CM, Atishi. He asked her to continue in her position till the formation of the new government. File
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Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday (February 9, 2025) met Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena and submitted her resignation to him at the Delhi Secretariat.

L-G Saxena received the resignation and asked her to continue in her position till the formation of the new government.

Even though Ms. Atishi retained her seat in Kalkajidefeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ramesh Bidhuri by 3,521 votes, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lost the Delhi Assembly election getting just 22 seats against BJP’s mighty 48.

The result of the Delhi Assembly election that was held on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) was declared on Saturday (February 8, 2025) by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

In a gazette notification dated February 7, Delhi L-G Saxena dissolved the Seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital. The order was made public today.

The notification said, “In exercise of the power conferred upon me by sub-section (2)(b) of section 6 of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991, I, Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, hereby dissolve the Seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi with effect from 08th February, 2025.”

Contesting in the Kalkaji constituency, Ms. Atishi secured 52,154 votes, against Mr. Bidhuri’s 48,633 votes. Congress’ Alka Lamba got 4,392 votes.

Although the BJP emerged victorious in 48 seats and the AAP securing only 22 constituencies, the vote share percentage of the parties stood at 45.56% and 43.57%, respectively.

The Congress party failed to win a single seat for the third time in a row, with most of its candidates losing their deposit.

The winning BJP is yet to declare their Chief Minister. The party asked for votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the election campaign, without announcing a CM face.