Mr. Mann says the oath ceremony will take place on March 16
Mr. Mann says the oath ceremony will take place on March 16
Punjab’s nominated Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Governor Banwarilal Purohit on March 12 and pitched the Aam Aadmi Party’s claim to form the next government in the state. Mr. Mann said that he met the Governor and presented a proposal to form the next government.
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“We informed the governor that the oath-taking ceremony would be held at Khatkar Kalan. [the ancestral village of freedom fighter ‘Shaheed-e-Azam’ Bhagat Singh] At 12.30 pm on March 16, when the governor asked for information about our plans,” he said, all Punjabis were invited to the function as it was their own government.
Mr. Mann said that the new government would work towards the development of the state and would take historic decisions. However, he did not share details about the induction of ministers in the cabinet.
ECI move
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has withdrawn the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which came into force from January 8, with immediate effect.
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S. Karuna Raju said that the Election Commission has issued a letter to the Chief Secretary of Punjab in this regard.
“In a written communication, the ECI stated that the results were declared in connection with the elections to the State Legislative Assembly of Punjab. As a result, the model code of conduct has ceased to come into force with immediate effect,” he said.
In the recently concluded Punjab Assembly elections, AAP registered a landslide victory by winning 92 seats, while the ruling Congress was reduced to 18 seats.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won three seats in the 117-member assembly, while its ally Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won one seat. BJP has won two seats. One seat went to an independent candidate.