Bhagwant Mann will be sworn-in as Punjab Chief Minister today at an elaborate ceremony. The AAP leader will take oath at Khatkar Kalan, which is the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Mann will take oath alone on Wednesday, reports said.
The Punjab cabinet can have 18 ministers including the chief minister.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior party leaders will take part in the swearing-in ceremony.
The Aam Aadmi Party romped home winning 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly, decimating the Congress and the SAD-BSP combine.
Officials are expecting over 3 lakh people to attend the event.
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Mann had invited the people of the state to attend his oath-taking ceremony, saying it’s not he alone, but 3 crore people of Punjab will also take oath with him.
He had also urged men to wear 'basanti' (yellow) colour turbans and women to wear basanti 'dupatta'.
Around 8,000 to 10,000 security personnel have been deployed for the event, said the officials.
The venue is spread over 50 acres of land with another 40 acres earmarked for parking of vehicles.
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