AAP's Bhagwant Mann to take oath as Punjab CM on March 16

The AAP government under Bhagwant Mann in Punjab will take oath on March 16.

Mann met party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi on Friday and invited him to the event. Both will also hold a roadshow in Amritsar on March 13 to thank the public for the support they gave in the Assembly elections.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Minister Satyendar Jain and AAP Punjab co-in-charge Raghav Chadha were also present at the meeting. Mann also met Kejriwal’s parents and sought their blessings.

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Kejriwal tweeted after the meeting, "my younger brother Bhagwant Mann will soon take oath as Punjab’s Chief Minister. He came home to invite me to the ceremony today. I have full faith in him. I am confident he will live up to the expectations of the public."

Sisodia tweeted, "met Punjab's beloved son and the new Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. I congratulate him on AAP’s thumping victory and wish him all the best for the big change he will administer in Punjab in the next five years by fulfilling the aspirations of the public."

An AAP statement said that Kejriwal congratulated Mann on becoming the Chief Minister and gave him his "special mantra of working diligently day and night". He "motivated him to act wisely and ensure a bright future of the people of Punjab".

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During this meeting, it said, detailed discussions were held regarding the formation of the new government. The run-up to the oath-taking ceremony and the names of those joining the cabinet were also discussed.

This was the first meeting between Kejriwal and Mann after AAP won 92 out of 117 seats in Punjab.

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