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Arvind Kejriwal To Vacate CM Residence Today. Bungalow No. 5 At Lutyens' Delhi New Address

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New Delhi: Days after he resigned from the chief minister's post, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will vacate his official residence in north Delhi's Civil Lines and move into bungalow number 5 on Ferozeshah Road in Lutyens' Delhi today. Kejriwal has been living in the bungalow since 2015 as the chief minister.The bungalow, which is close to the AAP headquarters, was officially allotted to the party's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Ashok Mittal.Meanwhile, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has shifted to a bungalow on Rajendra Prasad Road. The house is the official residence of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, party leaders said.Several party leaders, including MPs, MLAs and councillors, had offered Kejriwal their houses after he decided to leave 6, Flagstaff Road in north Delhi's Civil Lines.The new accommodation of Kejriwal is close to the AAP headquarters at Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane.In a video message, AAP MP Mittal said he was delighted to know that Kejriwal had chosen his house."When he (Kejriwal) resigned as the chief minister, I came to know that he had no place to stay... I invited him to be my guest at my Delhi residence, and it brings me great joy that he has accepted my request," Mittal said.ALSO READ: According to party leaders, Kejriwal will supervise AAP's campaign for the upcoming polls in Delhi and other states from the house in the New Delhi area, which is also his Assembly constituency.Kejriwal, after being released from Tihar jail where he was lodged for more than five months in connection with the alleged excise policy scam, surprised everyone with his decision to step down as the chief minister.He said he would return to the CM's post only after having a "certificate of honesty" from the people in the Delhi Assembly elections due in February next year.The 6, Flagstaff Road house where Kejriwal lived with his family, was targeted by the BJP as "Sheesh Mahal" over alleged irregularities in its reconstruction.Chief Minister Atishi currently lives in her Kalkaji constituency house.The new address of Atishi, who was recently given the 'Z' category security cover, is yet to be decided. She might keep the Mathura Road residence or move into the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow, party leaders said.

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