Next Delhi Chief Minister won't stay in 'sheeshmahal': BJP

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva on Monday requested Lt Governor VK Saxena to cancel the merger of four properties with 'sheeshmahal' (6, Flagstaff Road). "The next Chief Minister of Delhi will not stay in it (the bungalow)," Sachdeva was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. He also said that the BJP-led government will take a call on how the property would be used in future.

Newly elected BJP MLA from Rohini and former Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta has also written to the Lieutenant Governor urging the immediate restoration of the chief minister's official residence to its original state and the removal of



alleged encroachments on adjacent government properties.

The bungalow was a flashpoint in BJP's campaign for the Delhi elections, with the party alleging irregularities and corruption in the reconstruction of the bungalow and its lavish interior. Kejriwal resided in the bungalow as Chief Minister from 2015 to October 2024. He vacated the property after resigning from the post of Chief Minister following his bail in the liquor policy case.

The party also accused Kejriwal of hypocrisy, contrasting his public image as a "common man" with his alleged private indulgence in luxury at the public's expense.