MHA Notifies Act Making Lieutenant Governor Effective In-Charge of Delhi According to the legislation, the "government" in Delhi now means the "Lieutenant Governor". Delhi LG Anil Baijal and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI/Files Government7 hours ago New Delhi: Delhi’s lieutenant governor has become the effective in-charge of the national capital with the Centre notifying a new law making it clear the city’s elected government will now have to seek the opinion of the L-G before any executive decision. The Union Home Ministry’s notification giving effect to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 came on Tuesday night, as the city battles a ferocious COVID-19 wave and its healthcare system is stretched to breaking point.