Atishi has officially stepped down as the Chief Minister of Delhi following the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) significant defeat in the recent assembly elections. According to ANI, she tendered her resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas on Sunday.

Atishi, 43, had been serving as Delhi’s Chief Minister since September last year, after taking over from Arvind Kejriwal, who had announced his resignation from the post. As per ANI reports, her tenure marked her as the third woman to hold the position, following in the footsteps of Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.