Atishi, who took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi, sat on a different chair leaving the seat used by her party chief Arvind Kejriwal vacant.

AAP leader Atishi has assumed the role of Chief Minister of Delhi, keeping the chair of her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal vacant as a symbolic gesture. She likened her situation to Bharat from the Ramayana,

While BJP's campaign in Delhi polls would focus on alleged corruption cloud over AAP top brass, AAP is making it a referendum on Kejriwal's “honesty”

ABP News reports that Atishi officially took over as the Chief Minister of Delhi on Monday, September 23. Upon her arrival at the secretariat, she noticed two chairs in her office, one of which was notably larger and empty.

Optics of Atishi’s gesture apart, political experts also sense it as a way to maintain power balance and harmony in the Delhi AAP leadership.

AAP leader Atishi was sworn in as Delhi's eighth chief minister, retaining 13 key portfolios including education, finance, and power. The new Cabinet, which includes familiar faces like Saurabh Bharadwaj and Kailash Gahlot,

ABP News reports that Atishi has officially assumed the role of Chief Minister of Delhi on Monday, September 23. Upon arriving at the secretariat, she noticed two chairs placed in her office, one of which was notably larger and empty.

AAP leader Atishi, who took the oath of office on Saturday, took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Monday.

Underlining her status as a caretaker CM, she said in her first media address from the Chief Minister’s office that the chair belongs to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal.

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