One of India's leading opposition figures resigned his post as New Delhi's chief minister on Tuesday, days after he emerged from prison on bail in a bribery case.

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on Tuesday, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail in a graft case.

The Aam Aadmi Party will reveal the successor to Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi Chief Minister at 12 pm on Tuesday following a legislative party meeting. Kejriwal resigned on Sunday, stating he will only return as CM when given a 'certificate of honesty' by the people.

Prominent opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from his post, days after getting bail in a corruption case. Kejriwal spent five months in jail in connection with a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy.

A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a corruption case. "Delhi only has one chief minister.