The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said party leader Bhagwant Mann alone would take oath on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the native village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, while 16 ministers would be sworn in later.
Sources said the party has decided that only Mann will take oath as the swearing-in is taking place at a special and historic place. He also said that the cabinet will be expanded soon with 16 other ministers taking oath.
Significantly, Mann has invited Kejriwal for the swearing-in ceremony. On Sunday, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal arrived on a day-long visit to Amritsar, where he took part in a roadshow to express gratitude to the people of the state for giving the party a two-thirds majority in Punjab.
Mann and Kejriwal visited Jallianwala Bagh on Sunday and paid floral tributes at the memorial ahead of the roadshow in Amritsar.
Before going to the memorial, two senior AAP leaders visited the Golden Temple to seek blessings. Meanwhile, speculations have intensified over the possible formation of the cabinet amid reports of top Aam Aadmi Party leaders giving freedom to their nominated Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to choose their ministerial colleague.