AAP's Bhagwant Mann to take oath as Punjab CM on March 16
New Delhi, March 11: Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Bhagwant Mann will take oath as the Punjab Chief Minister on March 16. He has invited Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the swearing-in ceremony at Bhagat Singh's village Khatkar Kalan.
Interestingly, while taking his oath in the Lok Sabha in 2019, Bhagwant Mann had screamed ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ a term popularised by Shaheed Bhagat Singh during India’s fight for independence.
Bhagwant Mann will hold a roadshow in Amritsar on March 13 along with Delhi Chief Minister and party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal.
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Following a landslide victory of the AAP in Punjab, Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann on Friday reached New Delhi and met Arvind Kejriwal. Bhagwant Mann met the Delhi CM at his residence in the presence of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
He touched Arvind Kejriwal's feet and sought his blessings. The AAP had a landslide win in the Punjab Assembly polls by winning 92 seats to form its government in the state with a three-fourth majority in the 117-member Legislative Assembly.
Bhagwant Mann earlier said the date of the oath-taking ceremony would be announced by this evening. The Punjab Chief Minister-elect also took a dig at horse-trading politics saying, "We can call our Legislative Party meeting anytime we want. We don't have to rush or worry as our MLAs are honest they are not running away to other states."
In the Punjab election, the ruling Congress managed to secure 18 seats while the BJP ended up with two seats. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) bagged three seats while the BSP managed to win a solitary seat.
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Punjab witnessed a multi-cornered contest with key players being the Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP alliance, and the coalition of BJP -former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (Sanyukt) led by SS Dhindsa.
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He touched Arvind Kejriwal's feet and sought his blessings. The AAP had a landslide win in the Punjab Assembly polls by winning 92 seats to form its government in the state with a three-fourth majority in the 117-member Legislative Assembly.
