New Delhi, February 8: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has managed to hold on to south Delhi's Kalkaji seat despite the BJP's massive victory in the national capital and shocking defeats of top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders across the state.
Atishi defeated BJP contestant Ramesh Bidhuri by a meager margin of 3500 votes.
The 43-year-old leader, who won the seat in 2020, was up against BJP's former MP Ramesh Bidhuri and the Congress's Alka Lamba.
An Oxford University alumnus and a Rhodes scholar, Atishi has worked extensively in the AAP's flagship exercise to overhaul education in Delhi's schools before she was elevated to the top post.
Atishi accidentally became Delhi Chief Minister after the AAP top leader Arvind Kejriwal stepped down after he got bail in a corruption case linked to Delhi's liquor policy.
When Kejriwal and Dy. CM Manish Sisodia were behind bars, Atishi articulated the party's position at party events and media interaction.
With AAP's top leaders Kejriwal and Sisodia losing the poll fight today, Atishi will likely play a key role in the Assembly.
