Anna's sacrifices give Delhi People Power!An Aam Admi CM and Lokpal! (Both!) @DDNewsLive: #AnnaHazare congratulates Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal December 28, 2013

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) goverment in Delhi will seek a vote of confidence on January 2 on the floor of Delhi assembly.The session of the assembly will begin on January 1 and the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker has been fixed for January 3, a Delhi government press release said after a meeting of the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made it clear that officials wedded to honesty had nothing to worry from his new government."I told the officers that there will be no witch hunting," Kejriwal said, after learning that there was a sense of unease in the bureaucracy in view of his image as an uncompromising anti-corruption crusader."Work with honesty, and you will have nothing to worry' is what I told them," he said.Sources say it was a courtesy call by Delhi Police Commissioner Bassi. The chief minister was informed about what Delhi Police is doing to ensure safe Delhi. The chief minister also expressed his concern regarding women's security on which police chief assured him that all possible steps would be taken to ensure all vulnerable sections are safe.: Kejriwal holds meeting with Delhi Police chief B.S. Bassi. Police chief says the CM expressed his concerns regarding his perception of law and order. "Our common endeavour would be to ensure that Delhi's citizens are safe, especially vulnerable sections such as women," he told reporters.Kejriwal to stay in a five-room guesthouse of Indraprastha Power Generation Co. Ltd. (IPGCL) located near Delhi Secretariat.Kejriwal holds meeting on law and order.Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda extended his wishes to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for forming government in Delhi and asked it to fulfill promises made to people.Replying to queries on AAP's plans to contest polls in Haryana, Hooda said any political party can contest elections in a democratic setup, but maintained that Congress was the number pne party in the state and the fight for second and third spots would become clear after the polls.Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahli, member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, has congratulated Kejriwal on becoming the Delhi chief minister. He has also asked Kejriwal to clear the AAP's plans to address the problems faced by Muslims, especially in Uttar Pradesh.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal holds meeting with officials of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL).Terming the formation of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi as "historic", AAP leader Prashant Bhushan on Saturday said the party's mission is to bring about a complete transformation in the country to ensure democratic and legal rights to the common man."Today is a historic day. We have embarked on a journey, and our mission is to lead the country to a fundamental change," he said.

04.02 pm: Delhi CM Kejriwal bars officials from using red beacon, says no witch hunt against bureaucrats.



3.54 pm: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls up Arvind Kejriwal to extend best wishes and support.



3.53 pm: "There will be no witch hunt against bureaucrats. I have asked them to work with honesty," says Arvind Kejriwal.



3.45 pm: No PSO and escort vehicle to be provided to officials. Security to be allowed based on threat perception, Delhi cabinet decides.



15.16 pm: AAP ministers refuse to use red beacon on cars, deny security cover.



13.58 pm: Detailed distribution of portfolios in AAP government: AAP convener takes charge as Delhi CM. AAP convener takes charge as Delhi CM.



The following are the portfolios of Delhi's new Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet of six ministers.



Arvind Kejriwal - The chief minister will be handling the ministries of home, power, planning, finance, services, vigilance and departments not allocated to anyone else.



Manish Sisodia - Kejriwal's right-hand man will look after education, higher education, Public Works Department, urban development, local bodies, land and building and revenue.



Somnath Bharti - He will look after administrative reforms, law, tourism, art and culture ministries.



Saurabh Bhardwaj - The ministries of transport, food supply, environment, elections and general administrative department have been given to him.



Rakhi Birla - The youngest member of the cabinet, Birla will be handling women and child development, social welfare and languages. She has also been given charge of making special arrangements to ensure women's safety in the national capital.



Girish Soni - He will be looking after the ministries of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, employment, development and skill mission and labour.



Satyendra Jain - He will be looking after the ministries of health, industries and gurdwara elections.



1.55 pm: No Delhi government official will use red beacon and no officer or politician will take unnecessary security," says Kejriwal in first press conference as chief minister.



1.54 pm: Kejriwal to today meet officials of the power and water departments. He will also meet the Delhi Police chief.



1.50 pm: The AAP government has to prove its majority in the legislative assembly on January 3.



13. 17 pm: Kejriwal chairs his first cabinet meeting and distributes portfolios among his six ministers.



-Arvind Kejriwal: Power and Finance.

- Manish Sisodia: PWD/UD and Education.

- Saurabh Bhardwaj: Transport.

- Rakhi Birla: Women and Child Welfare.

- Satenyendra Jain: Health





Huge responsibility on our shoulders! shazia ilmi (@shaziailmi) December 28, 2013

Congratulations to Shri Arvind Kejriwal on taking over as Chief Minister of Delhi. Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwarajbjp) December 28, 2013

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Secretariat to distribute portfolios. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Secretariat to distribute portfolios.

Arvind Kejriwal waives at the crowd at Ramlila Maidan. Arvind Kejriwal waives at the crowd at Ramlila Maidan.

Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita. Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita.

Arvind Kejriwal's son Pulkit. Arvind Kejriwal's son Pulkit.

Crowd at Ramlila Maidan. Crowd at Ramlila Maidan.

Kejriwal keeps Finance and Power portfolios.Kejriwal cabinet meeting starts, distribute portfolios.Kejriwal along with his Cabinet members reach Delhi secretariat, take charge.Arvind Kejriwal reaches Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi after taking oath as Delhi Chief Minister.Kiran Bedi congratulates Arvind Kejriwal, says a lot has been done by him.I am confident that Arvind Kejriwal will do a good job, says Anna Hazare- Neither we will take bribe nor accept it, chants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.- Take bribe and inform us on our number, we will catch the culprit together.- We will try not to make mistakes.- Can't comment on BJP leader Harshvardhan's party, but I know he is a great person.- We are going to join hands to fight for our country against corruption.- Delhi is another for another election, we will win- We are not here to make money but to leave our mark of clean governance.- We are not worried, it;s other parties who need to be scared of us.- Certainly a lot of change has taken place in Delhi, be it the Delhi gangrape protests or Anna Hazare's fast for Jan Lokpal Bill.- We have come together to change the face of Delhi.AAP MLA Rakhi Birla also sworn-in as cabinet minister in Delhi government.AAP MLAs Manish Sisodia, Somnath Bharti and Satyendra Jain also take oath as cabinet ministers.Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung administers oath of office and secrecy to AAP MLA Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi Chief Minister.Tens of thousands of people have packed the Ramlila Maidan on Saturday morning as AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal took the Metro to reach the venue to take oath as Delhi's chief minister.Large crowds began gathering at the sprawling ground in the heart of Delhi from early in the morning to see Kejriwal being sworn in along with six ministers.My brother's will-power is very strong, sais Kejriwal's sister Ranjana Gupta who also took the same Metro train after reaching Delhi with her doctor-husband from Haridwar."Just give him time... I am sure he will fulfil all the promises he has made," she added.

11.32 am: Arvind Kejriwal disembarks from metro at Barakhamba station, to travel in a car to Ramlila Ground for the swearing-in ceremony.



11.00 am: I have Anna's best wishes, says Kejriwal

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said he will start working immediately after taking oath as Delhi's chief minister Saturday, adding that he had Gandhian activist Anna Hazare's "best wishes".

Kejriwal at Kaushambi Metro station. Kejriwal at Kaushambi Metro station.

Chaos at Kaushambi metro station. Chaos at Kaushambi metro station.

Kejriwal reaches Kaushambi Metro station. Kejriwal reaches Kaushambi Metro station.

Kejriwal told the media that he would go to the Delhi government's secretariat shortly after being sworn in at the sprawling Ramlila Maidan here. (Read Anna's letter)

He also told the media outside his residence at Kaushambi township near Delhi that he had received a message of greetings from Hazare, who Kejriwal regards as his guru.Kejriwal said Hazare, who is based in Maharashtra, had extended his "best wishes" to the new Aam Aadmi Party government.But Hazare, who had been invited to attend the ceremony, expressed his inability to do so due to ill health.While boarding metro from Kaushambi, Kejriwal told media: Our movement against corruption will continue.Anna Hazare congratulates Kejriwal through a letter, says my blessings are always there with him.You will see action the moment we take oath, says Kejriwal as he leaves home for Ramlila Maidan.Kejriwal leaves his home in Kaushambi in Ghaziabad to board metro train to Barakhamba in New Delhi.

Anna Hazare congratulates Arvind Kejriwal. Anna Hazare congratulates Arvind Kejriwal.

Arvind Kejriwal with AAP leaders. Arvind Kejriwal with AAP leaders.

Wishing @ArvindKejriwal all the best for his new innings. May the bed of thorns turn into a bed of roses! Dr. S.Y. Quraishi (@DrSYQuraishi) December 28, 2013

The venue at Ramlila Maidan where Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister. The venue at Ramlila Maidan where Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister.

The stage is set for a new and exciting chapter in India's political history to unfold here as Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, who stunned everyone with his party's electoral success, will take oath as Delhi's seventh chief minister along with six ministers at the Ramlila Maidan on Saturday.The sprawling Ramlila Maidan, lying between Old and New Delhi, that is been the venue of many a historic political rally in the past six decades, will provide the unlikely setting for Saturday afternoon's swearing-in ceremony that will see the activist-turned-political debutant storm into political power on the back of a campaign that became the cynosure of not just the country but the world.Ramlila Maidan was the venue where anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare fasted for 12 days in 2011 to press for an anti-graft Jan Lokpal bill, with Kejriwal by his side. Kejriwal fell out with Hazare since he formed the Aam Aadmi Party in November last year to take the power route to fight graft, but has invited the Gandhian for the oath-taking ceremony amid doubts over his attendance.The AAP has also invited former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde and former police officer Kiran Bedi, who were with Kejriwal in 2011, for the ceremony.Kejriwal, 45, will be sworn in by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung at a function expected to draw tens of thousands of supporters and citizens of Delhi who have a lot of expectations from him.The proposed ministers are former journalists Manish Sisodia, 41, and Rakhi Birla, 26, former lawyers Saurabh Bharadwaj, 34, and Somnath Bharti, 39, architect Satyendra Jain, 49, and businessman Girish Soni, 49.A woman, Birla will be one of the youngest ministers in India.Kejriwal has pledged to pass a Jan Lokpal bill within 15 days of taking office to battle corruption. Slashing power tariff by half and providing 700 litres of water per day to needy households are among the key promises made by the AAP.Kejriwal, who won the Magsaysay award in 2006 for "emergent leadership", said he, his ministers and lawmakers would take the Metro train ride to reach Ramlila Maidan."I will travel by Metro for the oath taking ceremony," Kejriwal told the media in a posturing that sets him apart. His wife Sunita, an Indian Revenue Service officer like him before he became a campaigner and then a politician, and his two children - a daughter and a son - will accompany him.Kejriwal, who said everyone was welcome at the swearing-in ceremony, appealed to people to use public transport.It will be a minority government -- the AAP won only 28 seats in the 70-member assembly -- and will depend on the backing of the eight legislators of the Congress, which was voted out after 15 years of uninterrupted rule.The Bharatiya Janata Party, which despite being the largest single party refused to form a government, will be the main opposition with 31 members.The Congress said it is supporting AAP so it can fulfil its poll promises, and has clarified it will continue to prop up the AAP.Born in Haryana and now residing at Kaushambi adjoining Delhi, Kejriwal, an IIT Kharagpur graduate in mechanical engineering, has refused security and also an official bungalow allotted to the chief minister.Delhi Police have laid out an elaborate security cover for the event.The Delhi administration has provided around 25,000 chairs at the Ramlila Maidan which can accommodate around 50,000 people if they stand. But AAP has said it will not have a "VIP enclosure" and even Kejriwal's parents will be seated with the audience below the canopied concrete podium.

-With inputs from IANS

