Rewriting politics of Delhi and possibly somewhere else in days to come, Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday took oath as Chief Minister promising a corruption-free government and new style of governance without arrogance of power.
A former revenue service official, 45-year-old Kejriwal, who broke from Anna Hazare's campaign for Lokpal and helped Aam Aadmi Party make a stunning debut in electoral politics winning 28 of the 70 seats, took the oath of office and secrecy at a public ceremony in the historic Ramlila Maidan, the fast venue of the anti-graft campaigners more than two years ago.
With the tag of an outsider in established politics, Kejriwal immediately hit the street running with his cabinet deciding to shed vestiges of VIP culture like security and red beacon cars and official bungalows, opting instead for modest government flats.
The minority government will face a vote of confidence in the Assembly on January 2 to be followed by the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker the following day.
Over a lakh people attended the ceremony from which leaders of outside supporter Congress, including outgoing Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, other parties, his guru Hazare kept away. Posters proclaiming "Chief Minister today, Prime Minister on Sunday" appeared at the venue.
Along with Kejriwal, six others --- Manish Sisodia, Girish Soni, Rakhi Birla, Satyendra Jain, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Somnath Bharti -- took oath as ministers administered by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
News Nation went to Chandani Chowk in Delhi and took common man right in front of their politicians to discuss things.
The politicians will be working without red bacons and like a common man for the common man.
