As CM, Kejriwal did not have any portfolio assigned to him. However, AAP leaders said this was unlikely to be the case with Atishi.

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on Tuesday, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail in a graft case.

Atishi is set to become the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi, taking over from Arvind Kejriwal after the AAP chief stepped down from the post in a surprising move.

Joining Atishi in the new cabinet are AAP leaders Mukesh Ahlawat, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Imran Hussain. The new ministers are expected to retain their previous portfolios, while Ahlawat may receive departments left vacant by former minister Raaj Kumar Anand.

Officials told PTI that AAP leader Atishi will take oath as the chief minister of Delhi on Saturday afternoon.

Chief Minister-designate Atishi will be sworn in along with her new Council of Ministers during a ceremony at the Raj Niwas on Saturday afternoon that will see AAP form the government in Delhi for the fourth time in a row.

The swearing-in follows Kejriwal's resignation on September 17, a decision he made amid ongoing controversy and accusations of corruption, which he attributed to political "mudslinging" by the Bharati