Newly-elected Aam Aadmi Party MLAs chose Arvind Kejriwal as the leader of the legislature party on Wednesday, sources said, a move that will pave way for him to stake claim to form the next government in Delhi.
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.
The party won 62 out of the total 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly. The BJP got 8, while the Congress could not win any.
Kejriwal is likely to be sworn in as the chief minister for the third time at the historic Ramlila Maidan on February 16, sources said.
His oath-taking ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan also assumes significance as it was from this ground that he along with Anna Hazare led a massive anti-corruption agitation.
He has taken oath as the chief minister twice before at the same venue.
