Atishi Marlena ministry

Atishi Marlena ministry
12th Ministry of Delhi
Date formed	21 September 2024
Date dissolved	9 February 2025
People and organisations
Head of state	Lt. Governor V. K. Saxena
Head of government	Atishi Marlena
No. of ministers	5
Member parties	Aam Aadmi Party
Status in legislature	Majority 61 / 70 (87%)
Opposition party	Bharatiya Janata Party
History
Predecessor	Third Kejriwal ministry
Successor	Rekha Gupta ministry

The 12th Council of Ministers of National Capital Territory of Delhi was formed on 21 September 2024 To 9 February 2025 ^[1] with Chief Minister Atishi Marlena leading the government. The ministry also consisted of 6 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs of the Delhi Assembly, who were sworn in by Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena. ^[2]

History

See also: 2022 Delhi liquor scam and Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal

The ministry was formed after outgoing Chief Minister and leader of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal resigned on 17 September following his bail by the Supreme Court of India regarding 2022 Delhi liquor scam case, upon conditions of not entering the Delhi Secretariat and signing any file without Lieutenant Governor's consent. ^[3]

After getting bail, Kejriwal said he will resign from the office of Chief Minister of Delhi within two days. There were a lot of speculations among the media that senior cabinet member Atishi might be the next chief minister. However, she said in an interview that the party will decide about it. ^[4]

On 19 September, Aam Aadmi Party MLAs chose Atishi to be chief minister-designate. Lieutenant Governor Saxena approved Atishi's appointment on 21 September. ^[5]

Council of Ministers

Following the oath-taking ceremony, Atishi has allocated other 5 members of the council and the portfolios as follows: ^{[6] [7]}

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Chief Minister Public Works Department Power Education Higher Education Training and Technical Education Public Relations Revenue Finance Planning Services Vigilance Water Law (and all other portfolios yet to be allocated) Other departments not allocated to any Minister.	Atishi Marlena	21 September 2024 (2024-09-21)	9 February 2025		AAP	[6]
Health Industries Urban Development Irrigation and Flood Control Art, Culture and Language Tourism Social Welfare Cooperative	Saurabh Bharadwaj	21 September 2024 (2024-09-21)	9 February 2025		AAP	[6]
Food & Supply Election	Imran Hussain	21 September 2024 (2024-09-21)	9 February 2025		AAP	[6]
Development General Administration Environment, Forest and Wild life	Gopal Rai	21 September 2024 (2024-09-21)	9 February 2025		AAP	[6]
SC and ST Gurudwara elections Labour Employment Land and Building	Mukesh Ahlawat	21 September 2024 (2024-09-21)	9 February 2025		AAP	[6]

Former Ministers

No..	Name (Constituency)	Departments	Tenure	Reason	Party
1.	Kailash Gahlot Cabinet Minister (Najafgarh)	Transport Administrative Reforms Information and Technology Home Women and Child Development	21 September 2024 – 17 November 2024	Resigned	Aam Aadmi Party

References

1. "Atishi Marlena resigns as Delhi CM after BJP's thumping victory in Assembly elections". Firstpost. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
2. "AAP's Atishi to replace Kejriwal as new Delhi CM Highlights: Arvind Kejriwal tenders resignation". The Hindu. 17 September 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 21 September 2024.
3. "Arvind Kejriwal bail conditions: Can't enter Chief Minister's office, sign files". India Today. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
4. "Atishi sworn in as the new Delhi CM: A look at top five controversies the AAP leader was embroiled in". The Economic Times. 21 September 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 21 September 2024.
5. "Atishi new chief minister of India's capital territory after Kejriwal quits". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
6. "Delhi CM Atishi Marlena Oath Ceremony Live: Delhi CM allots portfolios, Atishi to head 13 departments". The Times of India. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
7. "Delhi CM Atishi retains 13 ministries, Saurabh Bharadwaj keeps six and gets two more". The Times of India. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.