Ex Delhi CM Atishi to be Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, 1 woman to hold post
PTC News Desk: Former Chief Minister of Delhi Atishi has been appointed as Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly. She is the first woman to be appointed Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly.
Atishi was unanimously chosen by the AAP MLAs to be the Leader of Opposition during AAP's legislative party meeting. Her name was proposed as a strong female face to take on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
The decision is a significant as Atishi was the only leader among other party heavyweights to have won from her seat while other leaders including Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Saurabh Bharadwaj lost from their respective seats in the recently-held election.
Atishi assumed the position of Chief Minister of national capital after Arvind Kejriwal stepped down after he was released from jail after five months in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case.
Atishi, who was elected from south Delhi's Kalkaji in 2020, retained her seat in the February 5 Assembly polls after a stiff competition with former BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, known for his controversial remarks
- PTC NEWS
