“I had a meeting with Arvind ji (Kejriwal) and have been informed about the development (of appointment as the law minister),” Mishra, a first time MLA, told PTI.
Other names which were discussed were Chandani Chowk MLA Alka Lamba, former law minister Somnath Bharti (Malviya Nagar) and Kailash Gahlot, legislator from Najafgarh.
34-year-old Mishra’s name was also doing rounds for a ministerial berth when AAP had won a landslide victory in February this year. However, he was made the vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board.
Known as a Kejriwal loyalist, Mishra has been associated with him since the India Against Corruption (IAC) days.
When Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan upped their ante against the party leadership, he took a lead in starting a signature campaign urging all MLAs to back Kejriwal.
Mishra, a former activist with an international organisation, won from Karawal Nagar by a margin of over 44,000 votes and took oath in Sanskrit in the Delhi Assembly.
Tomar was arrested yesterday for allegedly forging his science graduation and law mark sheets and a migration certificate. He was sent to four days police custody by a court.
He had sent his resignation letter through his lawyer from lock-up to the Chief Minister last night which was accepted.
PTI