Chandigarh. In Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann will meet Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday and stake claim to form the government in the state. Mann was elected the leader of the party’s legislature party at the meeting of AAP MLAs in Mohali on Friday. He will stake claim to form the government on Saturday. Aam Aadmi Party leader Aman Arora said here, “Legislature party meeting was held here today. We have formally elected Bhagwant Mann as our leader.”
He said that Mann would meet the governor on Saturday and stake claim to form the government. Bhagwant Mann will take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the native village of great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Nawanshahr district. Names of many AAP MLAs including Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora, Baljinder Kaur, Sarvjit Kaur Manuke, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair, Budh Ram, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Jeevanjyot Kaur and Dr Charanjit Singh for the post of minister in the government to be formed in Punjab are in discussion.
Bhagwant Mann has invited AAP’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his swearing-in ceremony. According to a statement issued by AAP, on Sunday both Mann and Kejriwal will visit Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple and Shri Ram Tirath Temple.
He will also take part in a roadshow in Amritsar to celebrate AAP’s victory and thank the voters. The Aam Aadmi Party has won 92 seats in the 117-member assembly. (agency)