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No new faces, Kejriwal likely to retain old cabinet

The swearing in will take place at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addressing AAP supporters after the party's win in the Delhi polls | Arvind Jain

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to retain all the ministers who were part of his previous government and will add no new faces to the cabinet, according to reports.

The portfolios of the ministers, however, will be decided later. There were speculations that Raghav Chadha and Atishi—who earlier were advisors to the government—will be included in the cabinet.

Manish Sisodia, Rajendra Pal Gautam, Satyendar Jain, Kailash Gahlot, Gopal Rai and Imran Hussain are likely to be retained in the new Aam Aadmi Party government, PTI reported quoting sources.

Kejriwal will be sworn-in as the chief minister of Delhi on Sunday for the third consecutive time at the historic Ramlila Maidan. The ceremony will take place at 10 am. Kejriwal has taken oath as the chief minister twice before at the same venue.

Sisodia, who was the deputy chief minister in the outgoing government, said all cabinet ministers will also take oath along with Kejriwal at the event.

The AAP won 62 out of the total 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly while the BJP won eight. The Congress has drawn a blank.

Earlier in they day, Kejriwal held a meeting with newly-elected MLAs at his official residence. The MLAs also elected him the Leader of Legislature Party, a formality necessary to stake claim to form government.