New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to meet Lt Governor VK Saxena at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, during which he is expected to tender his resignation. Official sources confirmed the meeting time on Monday.

AAP had previously mentioned that Kejriwal requested this meeting with the lieutenant governor and was anticipated to resign. The party leader had indicated that he and Manish Sisodia would assume their roles only if the public affirmed their honesty. As he put it, he would become chief minister and Manish Sisodia his deputy "only when people say we are honest."

“The chief minister has sought time from Saxena for a meeting on Tuesday. He is likely to tender his resignation,” the party had said earlier.

Following his release on bail from Tihar jail in the excise policy case, Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign within 48 hours and seek early elections in Delhi. He vowed not to sit in the chief minister's chair until he received a "certificate of honesty" from the people.

He also mentioned that he would convene a meeting of AAP MLAs in the coming days, after which a party leader would take over as chief minister. PTI