Atishi resigns as Delhi Chief Minister; Seventh Assembly dissolved
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi handed her resignation to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena at Raj Niwas on 9 February 2025, a day after the Assembly election results.
Summary
Atishi submitted her resignation as Delhi Chief Minister to Lt Governor V.K. Saxena on 9 February 2025, a day after the AAP lost the Assembly election. The LG asked her to continue until a new government was formed. A notification issued by the Assembly Secretariat on 8 February said the LG, using his power under Section 6(2)(b) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991, had dissolved the Seventh Legislative Assembly with effect from 8 February 2025. Atishi, who retained her Kalkaji seat, had become Chief Minister in September 2024 after Arvind Kejriwal resigned.
Key facts
- Date
- 9 February 2025
- Resignation to
- Lt Governor V.K. Saxena
- Dissolution
- Seventh Assembly, w.e.f. 8 February 2025, under Section 6(2)(b) of the GNCTD Act, 1991
- Atishi's seat
- Kalkaji (retained)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Under which provision did the Lt Governor dissolve the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi with effect from 8 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Section 6(2)(b) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991
The Assembly Secretariat's notification cited the LG's power under Section 6(2)(b) of the GNCTD Act, 1991.
Which Assembly seat did outgoing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi retain in the February 2025 election?
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Correct answer: C — Kalkaji
Atishi retained her Kalkaji seat before resigning as Chief Minister on 9 February 2025.
Atishi, who resigned as Delhi Chief Minister on 9 February 2025, had become Chief Minister in which month after Arvind Kejriwal resigned?
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Correct answer: A — September 2024
Atishi had become Chief Minister of Delhi in September 2024 after Arvind Kejriwal resigned.