Atishi played a pivotal role in the early development of AAP, serving as a key member of the Manifesto Drafting Committee during the 2013 Delhi assembly elections.

The opposition leader spent almost six months locked up in relation to alleged irregularities in New Delhi's liquor policy.

Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his position as Delhi's chief minister on Tuesday, handing over his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. AAP leader Atishi has been nominated as his successor and will be Delhi’s third woman chief minister.