Former Delhi CM Atishi chosen leader of opposition in Delhi assembly

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday named Atishi as the leader of opposition in the Delhi assembly, where the BJP holds a majority with 48 MLAs.
Former Delhi CM and prominent AAP leader Atishi secured her Kalkaji seat after a tough contest against former BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress leader Alka Lamba.

Last year in September, she was named as the Delhi CM during a meeting of AAP MLAs at Arvind Kejriwal's residence.Kejriwal chose to resign to test the public's faith in him and secure a fresh majority mandate for the party. However, AAP failed to continue its winning streak in the capital.
At 43, Atishi became the youngest Delhi CM in history and was sworn in on September 21.
The BJP formed the government on Wednesday, appointing Shalimar Bagh MLA Rekha Gupta as Delhi's chief minister, making her the fourth woman to hold the position in the national capital.
The BJP announced its chief ministerial face at the last moment as part of its political strategy, after considering several contenders for the role.
Along with CM Rekha Gupta, six others were appointed as ministers: Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Kapil Mishra, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Kumar Indraj, and Pankaj Kumar Singh.
Returning to power after 27 years, the BJP defeated major AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, Manish Sisodia in Jangpura, and Saurabh Bharadwaj in Greater Kailash.
The AAP dominated the 2020 and 2015 Delhi elections with landslide victories, winning 67 and 62 seats, respectively. It reduced the BJP to single digits on both occasions and prevented the Congress from securing any seats, ending the party's long 15-year reign under Sheila Dikshit.