Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Wins, Retains Her Kalkaji Seat

Chief Minister Atishi has managed to hold on to south Delhi's Kalkaji seat despite the BJP's massive victory in the national capital and shock defeats of top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders. The 43-year-old leader, who won the seat in 2020, was up against BJP's former MP Ramesh Bidhuri and the Congress's Alka Lamba.

An Oxford University alumnus and a Rhodes scholar, Ms Atishi has worked extensively in the AAP's flagship exercise to overhaul education in Delhi's schools before she was elevated to the top post.

Atishi became Chief Minister after AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal stepped down after he got bail in a corruption case linked to Delhi's now-scrapped liquor policy. When Mr Kejriwal and his Number 2 Manish Sisodia were behind bars, Atishi articulated the party's position at party events and media interaction.

With AAP's top leaders Mr Kejriwal and Mr Sisodia losing the poll fight today, Ms Atishi will likely play a key role in the Assembly.