'Bharat' Atishi Takes Charge Of Delhi

Delhi's youngest Chief Minister Atishi took charge of the capital's government on Monday, September 23, 2024.

IMAGE: Atishi is Delhi's third lady chief minister after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit. All photographs: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo

IMAGE: On her Instagram handle, the 43 year old describes her thus: 'Working for an educated, empowered, and aspirational India. Education Minister of Delhi ' MLA Kalkaji ' Rhodes Scholar 'Harry Potter Fan.'
She hasn't upgraded her status to CM yet.

IMAGE: That controversy was sparked off when Atishi added Marlena -- which she had dropped the previous year -- in her 2019 election affidavit.
Marlena is an amalgam of Marx and Lenin, a surname devised by her Left leaning professor parents.

IMAGE: When she took charge on Monday, Atishi sat in a chair separate from the red chair that her political mentor and predecessor Arvind Kejriwal used.
'I will work for four months as the chief minister of Delhi like Bharat did by keeping Lord Ram's khadaun on the throne.
'Arvind Kejriwal has set an example of dignity in politics by stepping down. The BJP left no stone unturned to tarnish his image,' she told reporters after taking charge.

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