Two days after he was granted bail and walked out of prison after six months, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced his resignation from his post at a party meeting on Sunday.
"Two days later, I will resign as Chief Minister. I will not sit on that chair till the people announce their verdict. Elections in Delhi are months away. I got justice from the legal court, now I will get justice from the people's court. I will sit on the Chief Minister's chair only after the order of the people," Kejriwal said.
"I want to ask the people of Delhi, is Kejriwal innocent or guilty? If I have worked, vote for me," he said, adding that a meeting of AAP MLAs will be held within the next two days to choose the new Chief Minister for the national capital.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said a member of the party will be named Chief Minister after his resignation and he would go among the people and ask for their support.
Kejriwal also demanded that the elections in the national capital, scheduled for February, be held in November along with the polls in Maharashtra.
