India, Feb. 23 -- Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi was chosen as the Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly on Sunday.

This is the first time a woman has been chosen for the crucial role.

A woman Leader of the Opposition will take on a female CM for the first time in the history of the Assembly.

Atishi became the Chief Minister of the national capital in September last year after Arvind Kejriwal quit the position following his release from prison on bail in the liquor policy scam.

Despite her party's poor show in the polls, Atishi won the Kalkaji seat by beating BJP's Ramesh Biduri, marking the only silver lining for the political outfit amid its dismal performance for the first time in the Delhi Asse...