PM Modi congratulates Bhagwant Mann on taking oath as Punjab CM

As Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann took oath as the Punjab chief minister on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him and said they will work together for the growth of Punjab.

“Congratulations to Shri Bhagwant Mann Ji on taking oath as Punjab CM. Will work together for the growth of Punjab and welfare of the state’s people,” PM Modi wrote on Twitter.

Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Punjab Chief Minister at a mega event in Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Punjab’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district on Wednesday. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mann in the swearing-in ceremony.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, and other leaders wearing yellow turbans were also present at the ceremony.

The AAP registered a landslide victory in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly polls, winning 92 seats in the 117-member Assembly.

Bhagwant Mann, contested from Dhuri Assembly constituency in Sangrur district, won by a margin of 58,206 votes over Congress’ Dalvir Singh Goldy.