The opposition leader spent almost six months locked up in relation to alleged irregularities in New Delhi's liquor policy.

Delhi minister Atishi will take over as the new chief minister of India's national capital territory after the resignation of incumbent Arvind Kejriwal, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party said on Tuesday.

Prominent opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from his post, days after getting bail in a corruption case. Kejriwal spent five months in jail in connection with a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy.

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on Tuesday, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail in a graft case.

Atishi, one of the opposition AAP party’s most experienced figures, has served as Delhi’s minister for education, finance, revenues and law

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Arvind Kejriwal's resignation as Delhi Chief Minister has left many disheartened, but his move to appoint Aatishi as his successor is seen as a strategic masterstroke. The BJP alleges that Aatishi was made CM under pressure from Manish Sisodia,