On Monday, the BJP and Congress criticised Delhi's new chief minister, Atishi, for refusing to sit in the chair occupied by her predecessor, Arvind Kejriwal. They said that her action was a "grave insult" to constitutional standards and the job of chief minister. Atishi, Delhi's eighth chief minister, said that she would reign for four months, drawing parallels with Bharat from the Ramayana, who governed Ayodhya while his brother Lord Ram was away by placing his wooden slippers on the throne. Instead of sitting in Kejriwal's chair, she chose a white chair next to it, reported PTI. 

According to the report, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva branded Atishi's move "insulting," claiming it undermined the chief minister's position and damaged Delhi people's sensibilities. He questioned whether Kejriwal would continue to rule the government from the background.