Delhi’s outgoing Chief Minister Atishi, who accepted the people’s mandate in the assembly elections on February 8, submitted her resignation to Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Sunday.
Later, the Lt Governor announced the dissolution of the seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT Delhi), according to an official notification released on Sunday.
The notification, dated February 7, stated, “In exercise of the power conferred upon me by sub-section (2)(b) of section 6 of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991, I, Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, hereby dissolve the Seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi with effect from 8th February 2025.”
As the votes for the Delhi assembly elections were being counted on Saturday, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed towards a win, Atishi called it a “setback”, but vowed to continue the party’s struggle against the BJP.
“First of all, I thank the people of Delhi and our party workers who stood strong. We accept the mandate. The war against BJP’s dictatorship and hooliganism will continue. This is a setback but AAP’s fight for the people of Delhi and the country will go on,” Atishi told reporters.
Expressing gratitude to her supporters, the AAP leader said, “I thank the people who trusted me. I also thank my team, which faced all challenges and took our message to the public. I have won my seat but this is not a time for celebration — this is the time to fight.”
“The battle against BJP’s authoritarianism will continue,” she added.
From the Kalkaji seat, Atishi was up for the battle against BJP’s Ramesh Vidhuri and Alka Lamba of the Congress.Stating that AAP has always fought against injustice and will continue to do so, Atishi said, “Yes, this may be one step back, but AAP will keep fighting.”
Meanwhile, the BJP is set to stage a comeback in Delhi after more than 26 years, sweeping AAP away from the national capital in another big win to extend its saffron footprint in the country.
