Arvind Kejriwal's legal troubles seem far from over. While the Arun Jaitley defamation case continues to haunt the Delhi chief minister, another defamation suit might put the him in more trouble.

According to India Today, the Delhi chief minister has been issued a bailable arrest warrant after he failed to appear before an Assam court in connection to a defamation case on Monday.

However, Kejriwal sought to excuse himself from the hearing due to the high-octane campaigning for the Delhi municipal polls. "He (Kejriwal) cannot leave Delhi to attend the court hearing because of the civic election and the nature of his work because he is Chief Minister of Delhi," NDTV quoted Kejriwal's lawyer as saying.