PM Modi wishes Kejriwal on his oathtaking; gets quick response from Delhi Chief Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Arvind Kejriwal for being sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi for third time in a post on Twitter on Sunday. PM wished CM a "fruitful tenure". PM Modi was invited by Kejriwal for swearing-in ceremony held at Delhi's Ramlila Ground on Sunday, but he was in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi inaugurating various projects.

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CM Kejriwal responds in kind

Response from CM Arvind Kejriwal was quick. He replied by expressing his gratitude for warm greetings and wished that PM Modi could have attended oath-taking ceremony. He once again reiterated his desire to work with Modi government to make national capital "pride of all Indians".

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'I want to take blessings from Prime Minister Ji'

After taking oath as Chief Minister, Kejriwal h sought blessings of PM Modi to develop national capital. "I h sent an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji for this event. He could t come as he is busy at some or event. But through this platform, I want to take blessings from Prime Minister Ji and central government to develop Delhi and take it forward," said Kejriwal while dressing a garing at Ramlila Maidan.

He urged central government to work toger for betterment of Delhi. "It is time to develop Delhi. In last five years, our goal was to develop Delhi. We will continue to work in same direction," he said.

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AAP assumes power

Aam Ami Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and six of his ministers, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot, Imran Hussain and Rajendra Gautam, also took oath of office after AAP's landslide victory in Delhi polls. AAP won 2020 Delhi Assembly elections with a clear majority of 62 seats in a close replication of party's win in 2015 when y h secured 67 seats.

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