Khatkar Kalan: Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Punjab Chief Minister at a mega event in Punjab's Khatkar Kalan, Bhagat Singh's ancestral village.
Mr Mann was administered the oath by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
The AAP registered a landslide victory in recently concluded Punjab Assembly polls, winning 92 seats, pushing most of its rivals to the margins. Congress won 18 seats in the 117-member Assembly.
Bhagwant Mann, who was contesting from Dhuri Assembly constituency in Sangrur district, won by a margin of 58,206 votes over Congress' Dalvir Singh Goldy.
Here are the Highlights on Bhagwant Mann's Swearing-in Ceremony:
Mar 16, 2022 14:13 (IST)
We will work on unemployment, agriculture: Bhagwant Mann
We are here for you. We will work on unemployment, agriculture, said Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, adding that the party knows how to run the administration
Mar 16, 2022 13:41 (IST)
Punjab CM's appeal to newly-elected MLA
I appeal to you all ( newly-elected MLAs) to not get arrogant. We have to respect even those who didn't vote for us, said Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann
Mar 16, 2022 13:36 (IST)
Bhagwant Mann was administered the oath by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
Mar 16, 2022 12:36 (IST)
Around 10,000 security personnel deployed for ceremony
Elaborate security arrangements have been made and nearly 10,000 security personnel are in the village.
Mar 16, 2022 12:33 (IST)
Bhagwant Mann's oath taking ceremony themed 'Rang De Basanti'
Yellow turbans, the trademark of comic-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann, filled the village Khatkar Kalan in response to his call to people to wear "Basanti turbans and dupattas" to his oath. Yellow was the theme of the venue and decor.
Mar 16, 2022 12:24 (IST)
Bhagwant Mann to shortly take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab in a mega event
