Arvind Kejriwal says he will resign after 2 days as Delhi CM

In a surprising move, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has announced his decision to resign as the Chief Minister of Delhi. Addressing party workers for the first time since his release from Tihar Jail on bail, Kejriwal revealed that he would step down in two days, with a new Chief Minister to be chosen at an upcoming legislative party meeting.

Kejriwal, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case tied to the now-scrapped liquor policy, demanded that the Delhi elections scheduled for February be brought forward to November to coincide with the Maharashtra polls. "Until the elections take place, someone else from the Aam Aadmi Party will become the Chief Minister," Kejriwal stated.

The AAP supremo was the fifth leader to secure bail in the case, following the release of party members Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair, as well as Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s K Kavitha.

Kejriwal emphasized that the decision on the next Chief Minister would be made in a cabinet meeting set for the next two days, confirming that Manish Sisodia would not take up the position. "My and Sisodia's fate are in your hands now," he remarked, signaling a focus on the upcoming elections.

He also urged non-BJP leaders not to resign under pressure from legal cases, calling such tactics a new form of political suppression. Kejriwal compared the current political environment to colonial rule, pledging to continue his fight for democracy and the nation.