Will work for even those who didn't vote, says Bhagwant Mann as venue reverberates with slogan of 'Inqlab Zindabad'
Bhagwant Mann's swearing-in ceremony Higlights: Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Punjab Chief Minister at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr district on Wednesday.
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Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal were also present at the event.
In the recently concluded Assembly elections in Punjab, the AAP won 92 seats in the 117-member Assembly.
Bhagwant Mann defeated Congress candidate Dalvir Singh Goldy by a margin of 58,206 votes.
For all updates on Punjab elections results 2022, click here.
1.26 pm:Bhagwant Mann Takes Oath As New Chief Minister Of Punjab.
1.19 pm: CM designate Bhagwant Mann, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab's Governor Banwarilal Purohit arrive at khatkar kalan, where Mann will be taking oath shortly.
1.00 pm: Bhagwant Mann to take oath shortly.
12.35 pm: The swearing-in ceremony, earlier scheduled to commence at 12.30pm, has been delayed as Punjab CM-elect Bhagwant Mann, governor, and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal are yet to arrive at the venue. Most of the newly-elected Punjab AAP MLAs have reached the venue in Khatkar Kalan.
12.20 pm: Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan said that the Aam Aadmi Party's win in state assembly elections is “just a beginning.” Maan, who is in Khatkar Kalan to attend the swearing-in ceremony, told news agency ANI that the ideology of AAP is special and he prays that “God gives them (AAP) courage to make prosperous Punjab.”
12.10 pm: Lok Sabha member Manish Tewari shared the invitation card sent to him to attend Bhagwant Mann's swearing-in ceremony, saying he will not be able to make it due to the Parliament session. Tewari also said that he was not invited to Charanjit Singh Channi's oath-taking ceremony despite being from the same party.
12.00 pm: Over three lakh people are expected to attend Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann's oath-taking ceremony, likely to start at 12.30pm. Renowned singer Gurdas Mann, Manmohan Waris and his brother Kamal Heer, Karamjit Anmol, Binnu Dhillon and other famous personalities from the Punjabi music and film industry are among the special invitees.
11.42 am: The people of Punjab will come together today to help make the state happy and prosperous, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted Wednesday morning, hours Bhagwant Mann is sworn in as the state's new chief minister.
11.40 am: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav wished AAP's Bhagwant Mann ahead of the oath-taking ceremony. Wishing the new government a successful tenure, Stalin said that Tamil Nadu and Punjab share a long history of being vocal about linguistic rights and rights of the state in the Indian Union.
सूरज की सुनहरी किरण आज एक नया सवेरा लेकर आई है। शहीद भगत सिंह और बाबा साहब के सपनों को साकार करने के लिए आज पूरा पंजाब खटकड़ कलां में शपथ लेगा। शहीद भगत सिंह जी की सोच पर पहरा देने के लिए मैं उनके पैतृक गांव खटकड़ कलां के लिए रवाना हो रहा हूं। — Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) March 16, 2022
10.00 am: Today marks an important day in the history of Punjab as 3 cr Punjabis will together be sworn in as CM along with Bhagwant Mann. Oath to change this corrupt system & to fulfill dreams of Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh & Babasaheb Ambedkar: AAP Punjab co-in charge Raghav Chadha
9.23 am: People begin arriving at the venue of CM-designate Bhagwant Mann's swearing-in ceremony in Khatkar Kalan. Mann had invited the people of the state for the ceremony, urging men to wear 'basanti (yellow)' turbans and women to wear yellow 'dupatta (stole)' for it. 9.00 am: Family members and those who are close to the Chief Minister-designate have been invited to the oath-taking ceremony, besides several artists from Punjab. Arrangements have been made to accommodate lakhs of people at Khatkar Kalan for the ceremony on 100 acres land. 8.30 am: The venue at Khatkar Kalan is all decked up ahead of Bhagwant Mann's oath-taking ceremony. Mann will take oath as the Punjab chief minister on Wednesday in Khatkar Kalan. Khatkar Kalan is the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr district of Punjab. 7.30 am: Traffic Police issue diversion plan for swearing-in ceremony.Today marks an important day in the history of Punjab as 3 crore Punjabis will together be sworn in as Chief Minister along with @BhagwantMann. Oath to change this corrupt system & to fulfill dreams of Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh & Babasaheb Ambedkar
Ajj ton har Punjabi CM houga pic.twitter.com/lCPA2gUCJ2 — Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) March 16, 2022
