Punjab Oath Ceremony LIVE: Elaborate arrangements have been made for the swearing-in ceremony of Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann as the Chief Minister of Punjab on Wednesday. The ceremony will be held at Khatkar Kalan village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district, which is the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Sources in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that Mann will take oath alone on Wednesday.
The Punjab cabinet can have 18 ministers, including the chief minister. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders will attend the swearing-in ceremony. In the recent results, AAP has won 92 seats out of 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly. Officials estimate that more than three lakh people could attend the ceremony.
Bhagwant Mann, who was on his way to take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab, had invited the people of the state to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Tight security arrangements have been made for the ceremony and senior officers including the Inspector General of Police and Senior Superintendent of Police have been deployed during the event, officials said.
He said around 8,000 to 10,000 security personnel have been deployed for the ceremony. The district administration has declared a holiday in schools on March 16 in view of the possibility of a huge gathering due to the swearing-in ceremony.