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New Delhi, Delhi chief minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal and his close aide Manish Sisodia met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Thursday, according to agency reports.
Television reports said that the prime minister and Kejriwal shared pleasantries and had a hearty discussion on how this was a great opportunity for the Centre and state to work in unison for the progress of Delhi.
After Kejriwal’s stunning victory in the Delhi assembly elections, the prime minister congratulated him and invited him for a ‘chai pe charcha’.
Agency reports say that Kejriwal emphasised that he is seeking the Centre’s support to run the capital and also reportedly brought up the issue of full statehood for Delhi at his meeting with PM Modi.
Modi has already assured Kejriwal of the Centre’s support to the new Delhi government.
Kejriwal will take the oath of office at 12 pm on Saturday. There will be no road show, reports suggested.
However, Modi will be unable to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal to be held at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on February 14 owing to a prior engagement in Mumbai, reports said.
Along with Kejriwal, AAP’s Manish Sisodia, Satyendra Jain, Adarsh Shastri, Jitender Tomar, Kapil Mishra, Sandeep Kumar and Asim Ahmed Khan are likely to be inducted into the Delhi Cabinet.
Agency reports said that AAP leaders like Somnath Bharti, Rakhi Birla, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Girish Soni might miss out on ministerial posts.
TV reports also suggested that Manish Sisodia is likely to be the next deputy chief minister of Delhi.
