Atishi takes oath as Delhi CM, 5 ministers also sworn in
Atishi is Delhi's third woman chief minister after Congress' Sheila Dikshit and BJP's Sushma Swaraj
Atishi takes oath as Chief Minister of Delhi during a ceremony at Raj Niwas, in New Delhi, Saturday, September 21. PTI
AAP leader Atishi took oath on Saturday (September 21) as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi. The oath was administered by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena.
Saxena administered the oath of office and secrecy to Atishi. She was chosen as the leader of the legislature party earlier this week, after her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal decided to resign.
Senior AAP leaders Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia were also present at the swearing-in event.
Among her new Council of Ministers, Saurabh Bharadwaj was the first to take oath followed by Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Imran Hussain and Mukesh Ahlawat, a new entrant in the Delhi Cabinet.
Atishi is Delhi's third woman chief minister after Congress' Sheila Dikshit and BJP's Sushma Swaraj.
She also becomes the 17th woman to hold the post of chief minister in independent India.
Atishi, however, will have a brief tenure in office as assembly elections in the national capital are due in February.