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Published 16:47 IST, September 16th 2024

Kejriwal To Meet Delhi L-G Tomorrow, Likely To Quit As Chief Minister

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena will meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday. The meeting is likely to take place around 4:30 PM.

Reported by: Shashwat Bhandari
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Delhi LG VK Saxena (Left) and CM Arvind Kejriwal (Right) | Image: PTI

New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal will meet Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena tomorrow as the former is likely to resign as Delhi Chief Minister. Kejriwal is scheduled to meet LG at around 4:30 PM. This comes after Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday made a surprise announcement that he will quit as Chief Minister, post his release from Tihar jail in Delhi liquor policy case on Friday evening.

AAP had earlier said Kejriwal sought time for a meeting with the lieutenant governor on Tuesday and was likely to tender his resignation. The AAP supremo had said he would become chief minister and Manish Sisodia his deputy "only when people say we are honest".

"The chief minister has sought time from Saxena for a meeting on Tuesday. He is likely to tender his resignation," the party said earlier.

Days after being released from Tihar jail on bail in the excise policy case, the AAP national convenor said on Sunday that he would resign within 48 hours and sought early polls in Delhi. He vowed not to sit in the chief minister's chair till people gave him a "certificate of honesty".

He had said he would hold a meeting of AAP MLAs in a couple of days and a party leader would take over as chief minister.

With inputs from PTI

Updated 17:01 IST, September 16th 2024