AAP leader Atishi took charge as the chief minister of Delhi on Monday, and kept the chair used by her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal empty and "waiting for him", a move the BJP and the Congress said was a "grave insult" to the post.

Atishi said she would work for four months as the chief minister of Delhi like Bharat did by keeping Lord Ram's khadaun ( wooden slippers) on the.Atishi. Arvind Kejriwal Resignation. Delhi Chief Minister.

Pointing towards an empty chair placed beside her, she said "this is the Chief Minister’s seat and it will remain empty till Kejriwal becomes CM again." The BJP decried the move, asking Kejriwal if he will "run the government with a remote control".

AAP leader Atishi, who took charge as Delhi's Chief Minister on Monday, did not sit on the chair used by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and kept it empty.

Delhi's new chief minister Atishi faced criticism from BJP and Congress for not using her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal's chair, calling it an insult to constitutional rules. Atishi likened her tenure to Bharat ruling Ayodhya in Lord Ram's absence.

She did not sit on the chair used by Kejriwal and said that his chair would remain unoccupied in the chief minister's office. She sat on a white chair, which was placed next to Kejriwal's chair.

Atishi took to X (formerly Twitter) and drew symbolism from the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana where Lord Ram had to spend 14 years in the wilderness

AAP leader Atishi Marlena assumed office as Delhi's Chief Minister on September 23, pledging to uphold Arvind Kejriwal's legacy. She symbolically placed an empty chair beside her own, drawing a parallel with Bharat from the Ramayana.

Atishi who took charge as the chief minister of Delhi on Monday said her emotions are same as Bharat when Lord Ram went into exile for 14 years.