Arvind Kejriwal-Bhagwant Mann Victory Roadshow In Amritsar Today After Clean Sweep In Punjab
AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and CM-Elect Bhagwant Mann will hold a victory roadshow 'to acknowledge the immense love and trust it has received from the people of Punjab.'
New Delhi: After Aam Aadmi Party's stupendous victory in Punjab, party convenor Arvind Kejriwal and CM-elect Bhagwant Mann will will hold a victory roadshow in Amritsar to thank the people of Punjab for their "love and trust". Mann will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of iconic freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
The AAP released a statement on Friday that the party will be holding a roadshow in Amritsar on March 13 to acknowledge the immense love and trust it has received from the people of Punjab.
Meanwhile, Bhagwant Mann on Saturday staked claim to form government in the state after meeting Governor Banwarilal Purohit here.
After the meeting, Mann told reporters outside the Raj Bhawan that he handed over a letter of support of his party MLAs to the governor who accepted it.
"We staked claim to form the government and the governor sahib approved it", Mann said, quoted a PTI report.
The 48-year-old Mann was elected the AAP Legislature Party leader at a meeting of the party MLAs in Mohali on Friday.
Mann said the swearing-in ceremony will be held at 12:30 pm on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr district.
"We invite the people of Punjab (for the ceremony). Every Punjabi will take oath on that day...we will vow to sacrifice everything for the progress of Punjab, he said. "We will pay tributes to Bhagat Singh."
Replying to a question on the cabinet formation, Mann said, "The cabinet will be good. Historic decisions will be taken."
Mann has also invited AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the swearing-in ceremony.
On Sunday, the two leaders will pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, Durgiana Mandir and Sri Ram Tirath Mandir.
The AAP romped home by winning 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly.
It decimated the Congress and the SAD-BSP combine and its candidates defeated several stalwarts, including the outgoing chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and former chief minister Amarinder Singh.
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