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AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the seventh CM of Delhi.

NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday took oath as the seventh chief minster of Delhi. Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung administered the oath of office and secrecy to Kejriwal and six other ministers at the Ramlila Maidan.Six ministers -- Manish Sisodia, Somnath Bharti, Rakhi Birla, Satyendra Jain, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Girish Soni -- also took oath of office and secrecy at the ceremony.

After the ceremony, Kejriwal would visit Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat to pay homage. The 45-year-old Kejriwal's AAP won 28 seats in the 70-member Delhi assembly after the Bharatiya Janata Party failed to form a government despite winning 31 seats as it lacked majority in the house. The AAP has the legislative backing of the eight-member Congress, which was routed after ruling Delhi for 15 long years.

Alos Read:Detailed distribution of portfolios in AAP government.

Some highlights of Arvind Kejriwal speech after taking oath as Delhi CM:-

• The struggle was to give power to the people of Delhi.
• Today AAP MLAs have not taken oath, every citizen of Delhi has, Arvind Kejriwal says after taking oath.
• This time people of Delhi have shown that elections can be fought and won by honesty.
• I want to thank God for the success of our revolution.
• We don't have a magic wand to solve all issues, but we have firm believe that together we can work to solve all problems.
• A few people cannot do anything, we need to unite and fight together, Kejriwal says after taking oath.
• I plead with folded hands to all my ministers and workers, please do not become proud.
• We had to form a party to wade out arrogant politicians, hope that no one else has to form a party to wade us out.
• "Mera man kehta hai ki ane wale panch salon mein yeh desh sone ki chidiya ban jayenga"
• The main problems in the country arise due to dirty politics and we have to clean it.
• The fight is very long and we will need the support of people to end corruption in the capital and the country.

Source:Timesofindia

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