Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann with Govenor Banwarilal PurohitPhoto : ANIChandigarh: Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Saturday met Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh and staked claim to form government in the state.Mann reached the Governor’s Office two days after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured a historic mandate in the recently-concluded Punjab Assembly elections.After meeting the governor, Bhagwant Mann talked to the media and confirmed the schedule of his swearing-in ceremony.
#Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann meets Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh, stakes claim to f… t.co/0XNV0MUSrj— ANI (@ANI) Mar 12, 2022He said, “I met Governor, handed over the letter of support from our MLAs and staked claim to form Govt. He told me to tell him wherever we want to hold the swearing-in ceremony.””It will be held at the native village of Bhagat Singh, Khatkar Kalan at 12.30 pm on March 16,” added the Punjab CM-designate. I met Gov, handed over letter of support from our MLAs & staked claim to form Govt. He told me to tell him wherever… t.co/rnDwSAgPTL— ANI (@ANI) Mar 12, 2022″People from houses across Punjab will come to the ceremony, they will also pay tribute to Bhagat Singh. We will have a good cabinet, historic decisions -that were never made before – will be made. So, you will have to wait,” he said.Mann was elected the AAP’s legislature party leader at a meeting of the party MLAs in Mohali on Friday.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.Related NewsAAP’s Bhagwant Mann to take oath as Punjab CM on March 16; will hold roadshow with Kejriwal in Amritsar