Bhagwant Mann takes oath as Punjab Chief Minister

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Chandigarh, Mar 16, 2022: After the Aam Aadmi Party swept the Punjab Assembly election, Bhagwant Mann took oath as the Chief Minister in the state on Wednesday afternoon. He ended the oath with the phrase ’Inquilab Zindabad’, which translates to ’Long live the revolution’.

 

The phrase was popularised by and is commonly associated with freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Bhagwant Mann chose to take the oath in Khatkar Kalan village in Nawanshahr district, which is the birthplace of Bhagat Singh.

After taking the oath, Bhagwant Mann said, "I appeal to you all [newly-elected MLAs] to not get arrogant. We have to respect even those who didn’t vote for us. I thank you all and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal."

In the recently concluded Punjab election, the AAP won 92 out of 117 seats while the incumbent Congress could only secure 18 seats.

Bhagwant Mann contested from Dhuri in Sangrur district and beat the Congress candidate, Dalvir Singh Goldy, by more than 58,000 votes.

In the run-up to the election, the AAP had asked the people of Punjab to select their chief ministerial face via tele-voting. Bhagwant Mann was, accordingly, named the CM candidate.

Courtesy:India Today