Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal resigns, citing personal reasons

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has resigned citing personal reasons, a senior official said on Wednesday.

He was appointed the LG of in December, 2016 after the resignation of his predecessor Najeeb Jung.

“He (Baijal) has submitted his resignation to the president,” the official told PTI.

Baijal, a representative of the Centre in the national capital, shared a rather strained relationship with the AAP government due to a constant power tussle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

However, in a relief for the Delhi government, in a 2018 judgement, the Supreme Court clarified that the chief minister and not the lieutenant governor is the constitutional head of the Union territory. The top court said that the governor had no independent decision-making powers and was bound to follow the advice of the elected council of ministers headed by the chief minister.