Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced his resignation on Friday after his showpiece jan lokpal bill could not be tabled in the Delhi assembly.
Though the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had declared it as introduced in the assembly amid chaotic scenes, 42 of the 70 MLAs in the assembly voted against it.
The standoff over the jan lokpal bill, an anti-corruption
Arvind Kejriwal appeals for janlok pal bill in Assembly.(Photo by Sushil Kumar/Hindustan Times)
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Kejriwal had on Sunday threatened "to go to any extent" for the bill, even if it meant resigning.
"The jan lokpal bill is more important to us than staying in government. We will quit if it is not passed. The government will fall if the jan lokpal and swaraj bills are not passed," he had said.
The AAP, which had won 28 seats in Delhi in a stunning debut, had formed the government after accepting outside support from the Congress.
Kejriwal's government had been sworn in on December 28 last year.
Barely 17 months old, the AAP has decided to contest at least 350 Lok Sabha seats when elections are held this summer.
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