Bhagwant Mann Swearing-In Ceremony Live Updates: New Punjab Chief Minister Takes Oath In Bhagat Singh Village

Bhagwant Mann Swearing-In Live: AAP Leader To Take Oath In Bhagat Singh's Village

Bhagwant Mann won from the Dhuri assembly seat in the Punjab elections.

Khatkar Kalan:

Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann will be sworn-in as the Punjab Chief Minister at 12.30 pm today. The oath taking ceremony will be held at Khatkar Kalan, Bhagat Singh's ancestral village.

The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be an AAP exclusive event, and no other Chief Minister except Arvind Kejriwal would be present.

Arrangements have been made to accommodate lakhs of people at Khatkar Kalan for the ceremony on 100 acres land.

The CM-designate in a video message released earlier invited the people of the state for his oath-taking ceremony, urging men to wear 'basanti (yellow)' turbans and women yellow 'dupatta (stole)' for the ceremony.

Here are the LIVE updates on Bhagwant Mann's Swearing-in Ceremony:

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Mar 16, 2022 11:07 (IST)

MK Stalin wishes Chief Minister-elect Bhagant Mann

My hearty wishes to Thiru. @BhagwantMann, who is swearing in as Chief Minister of Punjab today. Tamil Nadu & Punjab share a long history of being vocal about linguistic rights & rights of the state in the Indian Union. Wishing the new government in Punjab, a successful tenure.
- M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) March 16, 2022

Mar 16, 2022 10:53 (IST)

Navjot Singh Sidhu Quits As Punjab Congress Chief 'As Desired By Congress President'
A day after Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi sacked the party's chiefs in the five states where it suffered humiliating losses, the party's Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from his post today.

Mar 16, 2022 10:44 (IST)

Arvind Kejriwal leaves for Punjab to attend Bhagwant Mann's oath-taking ceremony

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday left for Punjab to attend the swearing-in ceremony of chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann.

Elaborate arrangements have been made for Mann's oath-taking ceremony at Khatkar Kalan -- ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district.

Mar 16, 2022 10:38 (IST)

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav congratulates Bhagwant Mann

पंजाब के नव निर्वाचित मुख्यमंत्री श्री भगवंत मान जी को शपथ समारोह के लिए अनंत बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएँ!

आशा है उनके कुशल नेतृत्व में पंजाब में तरक़्क़ी, भाईचारे और नये नज़रिये की फसल ख़ूब लहलहाएगी। pic.twitter.com/fVgUGrbCX1
- Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 16, 2022

Mar 16, 2022 10:30 (IST)

Entire Punjab will take oath to fulfil dreams of Bhagat Singh, Babasaheb: Raghav Chadha

Today marks an important day in the history of Punjab as 3 crore Punjabis will together be sworn in as Chief Minister along with @BhagwantMann. Oath to change this corrupt system & to fulfill dreams of Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh & Babasaheb Ambedkar

Ajj ton har Punjabi CM houga pic.twitter.com/lCPA2gUCJ2
- Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) March 16, 2022

Mar 16, 2022 10:19 (IST)

Bhagwant Mann invites people of Punjab to his oath-taking ceremony

Bhagwant Mann has invited the people of Punjab to the event saying that it's not just him, but the 3 crore people of the state that will take the oath with him.

"On March 16, in Bhagat Singh's Khatkar Kalan, not just Bhagwant Mann will take the oath and become CM, but along with me all three crore people of Punjab will also become CM. Together we will make Shaheed Bhagat Singh's Rangla Punjab," Mr Mann said in a video message.

Mar 16, 2022 10:17 (IST)

Bhagwant Mann's Oath As Punjab Chief Minister Today At Bhagat Singh's Village
Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann will take oath today at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.