Atishi is set to become third woman chief minister of Delhi, after Sushma Swaraj from the BJP and Sheila Dikshit from the Congress.
Swaraj’s term was brief , lasting from October 13 to December 3 , 1998, while Dikshit held the term from December 1998 to Decmeber 2013, making her the longest serving CM.
Among these three, Atishi will be the youngest. Dikshit was 60 when she became CM and Swaraj was 46.
In March 2023, after Sisodia’s resignation, Atishi was appointed as a Cabinet minister, overseeing 13 portfolios including finance, education, and PWD.