Kejriwal leaves for Ramlila Maidan to take oath as CM

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday left for the Ramlila Maidan where he will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Delhi.

He will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung at the Ramlila ground at 12 noon.

Unlike last year, where he took the Delhi Metro to reach the venue, today he was seen heading to Ramlila Maidan in a grey Innova car, flanked by his colleague Manish Sisodia.

Six other Aam Aadmi Party leaders - Manish Sisodia, Asim Ahmed Khan, Sandeep Kumar, Satyendar Jain, Gopal Rai and Jitender Singh Tomar will also be sworn-in as ministers.

Kejriwal is expected to keep the key portfolios of Home, Power and Finance with himself, while giving Education, PWD and Urban Development to his confidante Manish Sisodia, who will also be the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.

Satyendar Jain, who had handled the Health and Industry portfolios in the earlier AAP-led government, is expected to retain the same portfolio.

Gopal Rai, a senior party leader and Political Affairs Committee member of AAP, is tipped be to the next Transport and Labour Minister. Sandeep Kumar, a lawyer by profession, is likely to handle Women and Child Welfare Department and SC and ST Welfare, while Jitender Singh Tomar, also a lawyer, is expected to handle the Law Department. Asim Ahmed Khan is likely to be given the charge of Food and Civil Supplies and Minority Affairs ministries.

Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Arvind Kejriwal, and other family members had left for the venue earlier.

After the oath taking ceremony, Kejriwal will head to Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

He is expected to hold his first cabinet meeting at around 4 pm.

This will be Kejriwal's second term as Delhi Chief Minister. He had resigned in February last year after running a 49-day government with the support of Congress.