New Delhi, Sep 17: Atishi Marlena Singh, the Education Minister in the Delhi Cabinet, was on Tuesday selected as the new Chief Minister of Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party sources said. 

This decision was made during a key meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) legislative body, which commenced at 11 am today.

CM Arvind Kejriwal will meet the Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at 4:30 PM today and the newly chosen leader of the legislative party will simultaneously stake a claim for the post of Chief Minister.

Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign and would not resume the CM's post until the people of Delhi declared him "honest." He has also called for advancing polls in the national capital to November this year, ahead of the scheduled February elections.

Kejriwal stated that if re-elected by the public, it would serve as a "certificate" of his honesty. He added that he would push for early elections, alongside those in Maharashtra.

The announcement by the 54-year-old leader came two days after he was released from the Tihar jail after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam.

The apex court also imposed certain conditions on Kejriwal's release, including that he must refrain from making public comments about the case and must attend all hearings before the trial court unless exempted.

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