Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday vacated the CM's residence -- his home for nine years -- and moved into bungalow number 5 on Ferozeshah Road near Mandi House in the Lutyens' zone.

Kejriwal, his wife, son, daughter and parents left in two vehicles for the new bungalow, which is officially allotted to AAP's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Ashok Mittal.

Before leaving, the Kejriwal family was given a sentimental farewell by the staff of his old house, with the former chief minister hugging them in a gesture of affection.

His wife Sunita Kejriwal handed over the keys of 6, Flagstaff bungalow, which is a CM's residence in north Delhi's Civil Lines, to a government official. The property is maintained by the Delhi government's Public Works Department.

The Kejriwal family entered the Central government's bungalow number 5 on Ferozeshah Road after performing a 'Grih Pravesh' ritual.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders said the household goods of the family were transported to the bungalow in two mini trucks.

Hours after the AAP chief shifted to a new property, BJP leader Vijay Goel said that he would lodge a complaint with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in the matter since the 5, Ferozeshah Road Bungalow has officially been allotted to a Rajya Sabha MP.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor slammed Kejriwal, saying that his attachment to the bungalow contradicts his earlier statements.

Kapoor, who wrote to Kejriwal on Friday, demanded that the AAP supremo publicly burn the affidavit dated June 7, 2013 in which he had promised never to take a government bungalow, vehicle or security.

"When Kejriwal was the chief minister of Delhi, it was part of protocol and security concerns for him to take a bungalow, security and other facilities. However, now that he has stepped down from the CM's post and is only an MLA, his attachment to the bungalow contradicts his earlier statements and proves the promises in the affidavit to be false," he said.

Senior AAP leader and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj hit back at the BJP and said Kejriwal on his own decided to resign from the chief minister's post and give up facilities attached to it.

"Arvind Kejriwal's resignation was his voluntary decision, he did not resign under the pressure of the lieutenant governor or BJP leaders.

When he resigned, he also decided to give up the facilities attached to the CM's position," said Bharadwaj.

"He did whatever he felt was right. If the BJP has so much issue with this, the party should ask its all seven MPs of Delhi to vacate their bungalows first," he added.

Another AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said there are many leaders in the country who cling to bungalows and other government facilities even after losing power.

Meanwhile, former Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel, along with his party workers, staged a protest against Kejriwal, accusing him of unauthorised occupation of a government bungalow allotted to his party MP.

Goel said that he would lodge a complaint with the Rajya Sabha chairman in the matter. During the protest outside Kejriwal's new residence, the BJP leader criticised the AAP chief for "betraying" his earlier promises of not using government luxuries.

"This is the same Arvind Kejriwal who had given an affidavit saying he wouldn't use a government bungalow, car or security upon becoming the chief minister...," Goel said.

Kejriwal resigned as the chief minister last month, saying he would hold the post again only after he gets a "certificate of honesty" from the people of Delhi in the assembly polls in February.

He said earlier that he would vacate the chief minister's residence during the auspicious Navratri period, which began Thursday.

The BJP has accused him of corruption in the excise policy and in the reconstruction of Chief Minister bungalow.

After spending over five months in Tihar Jail, the AAP supremo was released on September 13 after the Supreme Court order gave him bail.