New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, who will become Delhi's youngest chief minister today, has said he will use the metro to get to Ramlila Maidan for his swearing-in ceremony, along with the other elected members of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). (Track live updates)
It was at the same venue that Mr Kejriwal became a nationally-recognized figure in 2011 when he flanked Gandhian Anna Hazare who fasted for 16 days to demand the new anti-corruption law that has just been cleared by parliament and births a national ombudsman or Lokpal.
"I realize I have a big responsibility," Mr Kejriwal, 45, said yesterday. He has to prove his majority in the state legislature by January 3.
The former tax official has promised to disassemble Delhi's VIP culture. Neither he nor his legislators will use the flashing red lights or 'lal battis' that give politicians' cars the screeching right of way on roads. They have also refused large government bungalows and say they want small flats as their official accommodation.
The BJP emerged as the largest party but did not manage a majority and said it would not try to form the government.
It was at the same venue that Mr Kejriwal became a nationally-recognized figure in 2011 when he flanked Gandhian Anna Hazare who fasted for 16 days to demand the new anti-corruption law that has just been cleared by parliament and births a national ombudsman or Lokpal.
"I realize I have a big responsibility," Mr Kejriwal, 45, said yesterday. He has to prove his majority in the state legislature by January 3.
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The former tax official has promised to disassemble Delhi's VIP culture. Neither he nor his legislators will use the flashing red lights or 'lal battis' that give politicians' cars the screeching right of way on roads. They have also refused large government bungalows and say they want small flats as their official accommodation.
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The BJP emerged as the largest party but did not manage a majority and said it would not try to form the government.
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