Delhi Chief Minister Atishi resigned on Sunday (Feb 9) after her Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lost the Assembly elections.

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Atishi handed over her resignation to Lt Governor V K Saxena at the Raj Niwas a day after Delhi election results were announced, in which the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) secured a massive victory. 

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Atishi, 43, had been the chief minister of Delhi since September last year. Following AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal's resignation from his post, Atishi took over as the third woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.

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Delhi Assembly elections

The Delhi Assembly elections proved a massive setback for AAP, which secured only 22 seats, down from 62 in the last election, after ruling over the national capital for 10 years. While the BJP attained its historic triumph, making a comeback after 27 years by winning 48 seats.

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Atishi retained her Kalkaji seat, winning against the BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by a margin of 3,521 votes. Acknowledging her victory, Atishi admitted her party's defeat and vowed to continue fighting against the BJP.

Several top AAP leaders were defeated in the Assembly election, including former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma emerged as the giant slayer in the Delhi Assembly elections 2025 as he defeated Arvind Kejriwal from the crucial New Delhi constituency, inflicting a colossal loss for the party.

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Meanwhile, the Congress party yet again failed to secure a single seat in the national capital.

Delhi’s new government formation

The Delhi BJP has called a meeting of all its legislators at 5 pm on Sunday (Feb 9) as the BJP is set to form the new government in the national capital. The meeting will be chaired by Delhi BJP president Vijendra Sachdeva.

The BJP central leadership has also called a key meeting on Monday (Feb 10) where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present to outline the strategy for the new government formation.

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The swearing-in ceremony will take place after PM Modi returns from his foreign tour. NDA leaders and chief ministers of all NDA-ruled states will be invited to the grand swearing-in.

(With inputs from agencies)