Straight from the cabinet meeting, 45-year-old Kejriwal, who came to power riding the crest of an anti-graft movement and was called an anarchist for his street protest as CM, drove to the AAP headquarters in Central Delhi, three kilometres away from the Secretariat and addressed his supporters in pouring rain when he announced his resignation.
Launching a blistering attack on Congress, on whose support he came to power, and the BJP accusing them of “colluding” with Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani to bring down the government two days after he filed an FIR against him on the gas pricing issue.
Addressing party workers at AAP headquarters, Kejriwal said his Cabinet has decided to recommend dissolution of the assembly and holding of fresh polls.
Here is the live reporting of today's events:
Live reporting: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal resigns, demands immediate re-election
New Delhi: New Delhi: An embarrassed Arvind Kejriwal tonight resigned as Chief Minister of Delhi after suffering a defeat in the assembly on the Jan Lokpal Bill, brining to an end a tumultuous run of
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