Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat, a first-time MLA from Sultanpur Majra, is set to join Delhi's council of ministers under CM designate Atishi. He fills the vacan

Atishi, who was proposed as the CM-designate by Arvind Kejriwal, will take oath along with her council of ministers.

Delhi’s designated Chief Minister Atishi will take oath on September 21, said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here on Thursday. Atishi will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister on September 21 as will the other Cabinet ministers along with her,

Arvind Kejriwal resigned as the Delhi chief minister on Tuesday, after which Atishi staked claim to form a new government in the national capital.

Atishi will be required to prove her majority in the Delhi Assembly during a session scheduled for September 26-27

There are indications that she may take oath, along with new cabinet ministers, on coming Saturday, sources added.

The party had previously announced that only Atishi would take oath, however, it was later decided that her council of ministers would also take the oath.

MLA Mukesh Ahlawat will take oath as a minister in the Delhi Chief Minister-designate Atishi’s Cabinet on Saturday. While four ministers have been retained in the Delhi Cabinet, Ahlawat will be the new face.

Ahlawat, a surprise name in the cabinet, will take oath on September 21 along with other familiar faces, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gehlot, Imran Hussain, and Gopal Rai.

Mukesh Ahlawat will fill the vacancy created in the previous Cabinet following the resignation of social welfare minister Raaj Kumar Anand in May