Delhi’s wait now ends as it is gets a new Chief Minister, Atishi Marlena Singh. She emerged as a strong contender for leading the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital and was also backed by Manish Sisodia.Arvind Kejriwal, party supremo and the Delhi CM, held a legislative meeting at his residence where it was decided to make Atishi his successor. The former IRS officer is also said to tender his resignation to the LG later. The appointment of new Chief Minister comes ahead of the elections in the national capital and after Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign and would not resume the CM's post until the people of Delhi declared him "honest".Also Read: Atishi's top five controversiesAtishi was sworn-in to lead the national capital till February 2025, when the term of this government is scheduled to end.Leitenant General VK Saxena administered oath of Atishi alongside her new team of Ministers which includes veterans Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Imran Hussain and a fresh face, Mukesh Ahlawat.Who is Atishi Singh?Atishi Singh has been a front face of the AAP government ever since the former deputy CM Manish Sisodia was jailed in an alleged excise policy case.She was appointed as the Minister of Education, P.W.D, Culture and Tourism in the Delhi Government in 2023. From 2015-2018, Atishi served as an advisor to Sisodia, mainly on the educational front.Born on June 8, 1981, Atishi, got her middle name "Marlena" from professor parents Vijay Singh and Tripta Wahi. According to the AAP, the name is a portmanteau of Marx and Lenin. Also Read: Atishi: Family, education, career, net worth and moreHowever, just as the elections neared, the political activist decided to stop using her surname in daily life and adopt "Atishi" as her name in 2018.Atishi completed her high school education at Springdales School (Pusa Road), New Delhi. She earned her bachelor's degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2001. The AAP leader also attended Oxford University, where she earned a Chevening scholarship and finished her master's in History in 2003. As a Rhodes scholar, Atishi attended Magdalen College in Oxford in 2005.Read More: Atishi Singh as Delhi new CM, 6 Reasons Why it is not a surpriseAtishi's entry in politicsAtishi, 43, started off her political journey with the Aam Aadmi Party in 2013 and was key in the party’s policy formulation. In 2015, she also took part in the historic Jal Satyagraha in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh and provided support to the AAP leader and activist Alok Agarwal during the protests and legal battle that followed.In 2019, the Oxford University alumnus was fielded against Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, which Atishi lost by a margin of more than 4.5 lakh votes. In the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, which were held in 2020, Atishi was given a ticket from Kalkaji constituency of South Delhi. She defeated BJP’s Dharambir Singh by at least 11,000 votes.Atishi’s contribution to education in DelhiDelhi’s educational landscape has seen a remarkable transformation, with much of the credit going to Atishi’s efforts. Several reports have highlighted her pivotal role in improving the infrastructure of Delhi government schools, setting up school management committees in line with the Right to Education Act, and strengthening regulations to curb arbitrary fee hikes by private schools. She also introduced the innovative "happiness" curriculum, aimed at enhancing the overall well-being and emotional development of students.