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Arvind Kejriwal: New Delhi chief minister faces trust vote Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi chief minister wins confidence vote
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Arvind Kejriwal, the new chief minister of Delhi, is due to face a vote of confidence in the state assembly. Arvind Kejriwal, new chief minister of India's capital Delhi, has won a vote of confidence in the state assembly.
Mr Kejriwal's new anti-corruption party - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or Common Man's party - won 28 of the 70 seats in last month's elections. Support from the Congress party which had been in power helped him secure 37 votes, one more than he needed.
He needs the support of 36 members and is expected to sail through as the Congress party, which has eight legislators, has pledged its support. Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi (Common Man's) Party (AAP) won 28 of the 70 seats in last month's elections on a pledge to fight corruption and clean up politics.
He was sworn in as Delhi's chief minister at the Ramlila Ground on Saturday.
In Thursday's vote, seven of the Congress party's eight state assembly members voted with the AAP, as did one member of the Janata Dal United and an independent, the Press Trust of India reported.
Mr Kejriwal had appealed to members to decide "as to which side they are in the fight between truth and honesty in politics".
The AAP surprised everyone by its performance in the elections.The AAP surprised everyone by its performance in the elections.
Mr Kejriwal was sworn in as Delhi's chief minister at the Ramlila Ground on Saturday. In his first major decisions, Mr Kejriwal announced a reduction in electricity tariffs and delivered on the party's promise to give free water to residents. He has also announced an audit of power distribution companies.
In his first major decisions, he has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs and delivered on the party's promise to give free water to the residents. He has also announced an audit of the power distribution companies. The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest in the assembly with 32 seats, but declined to form a government.
Ahead of Thursday's trust vote, the Congress party said it would support the AAP government. It said it would sit in opposition since it did not have the support of the 36 legislators needed to rule Delhi.
"We stand by our decision. There is no threat to the government from our side," the Press Trust of India quoted Delhi Congress party chief Arvinder Singh Lovely as saying. The AAP had initially taken a similar stand, only to change its mind, saying it had received "overwhelming support" from voters to go ahead and form a government.
Earlier, India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, which emerged as the single largest party in the assembly with 32 seats, declined to form a government.
It said it would sit in opposition since it did not have the support of 36 legislators needed to rule Delhi.
The AAP had initially taken a similar stand, only to change its mind in saying it had received "overwhelming support" from voters to go ahead and form a government.
The AAP - whose party symbol is a broom - was born out of a strong anti-corruption movement that swept India two years ago.The AAP - whose party symbol is a broom - was born out of a strong anti-corruption movement that swept India two years ago.