Newly elected AAP MLAs choose Arvind Kejriwal as leader of legislature party

New Delhi: Newly elected Aam Aadmi Party MLAs chose Arvind Kejriwal as the leader of the legislature party Wednesday, sources said, a move that will pave way for him to stake claim to form the next government in Delhi.

Chief Minister Kejriwal, who trumped his rivals by scripting a spectacular victory on Tuesday, met the MLAs at his official residence at Civil Lines during which he was elected the leader of the legislature party.

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The party won 62 out of the total 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly.

Kejriwal is likely to be sworn-in as the chief minister for the third time at the historic Ramlila Maidan on February 16.

PTI