New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party’s Bhagwant Mann will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab on 16 March.
The AAP recorded a thumping victory in the Punjab Assembly election, the results of which were declared Thursday, claiming 92 of the Assembly’s 117 seats. The ruling Congress won 18- down 77 from 2017.
The Aam Aadmi Party Chief Ministerial candidate met with party chief Arvind Kejriwal today. Mann fell at Kejriwal’s feet to seek his blessing. The duo has a roadshow scheduled in Amritsar on 13 March.
Kejriwal tweeted: ‘My younger brother, Bhagwant Mann, will take oath as Chief Minister of Punjab. Today he came to my house to invite (me). I am sure that as a Chief Minister, Bhagwant will fulfil every expectation of the people of Punjab.’
