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Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann to resign as Sangrur MP today

Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Monday said he will submit his resignation as a member of parliament. He is a two-time Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur parliamentary constituency in the state. I will resign as Sangrur MP after going to Delhi today. The people of Sangrur have showered me with so much love for many years, many thanks for this. Now I have got an opportunity to serve the whole of Punjab. I promise to the people of Sangrur that in a few months, their voice will be heard again in the Lok Sabha, Mann said in a tweet in Punjabi. The 48-year-old AAP leader will be sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab on March 16. The ceremony will be held at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr district. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) romped home by winning 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly. It decimated the Congress and the SAD-BSP combine. Mann won from Dhuri assembly seat after defeating Congress candidate Dalvir

Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann to take oath alone on Wednesday: Report

Punjab Chief Minister-designate and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann will take oath alone on Wednesday, party sources said on Sunday.

Police deployment will not be politician-centric but for people: Mann

He was answering a query on reports that the new government removing the security of former ministers and MLAs

Punjab's people have taken very good decision: Sidhu on state poll result

A day after the Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Punjab, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said the people have taken a very good decision and laid a new foundation.

AAP's Bhagwant Mann to take oath as Punjab Chief Minister on Wednesday

Bhagwant Mann will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of iconic freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, party sources said

'Delhi model' turns out to be biggest attraction in Punjab: AAP leaders

Promise of better public services, good quality schools and hospitals, which got the AAP two terms in Delhi, remained the consistent campaign theme for the party led by Kejriwal in polls in Punjab

Revolution in Punjab, will now spread all over the country: Kejriwal

Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that with their huge mandate, the people have said that Kejriwal is not a terrorist.

Assembly elections 2022: Punjab CM Channi defeated from Bhadaur seat

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has lost the electoral battle to AAP's Labh Singh Ugoke from the Bhadaur seat in Barnala district.

Mann to take oath in Khatkar Kalan; AAP's focus to be on schools, industry

AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the oath-taking ceremony of the new Punjab cabinet will be held at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh

Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah ahead of assembly poll results

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of the results of assembly polls in five states.

Road rage case: Sidhu urges SC to dismiss review petition against him

The petition in the road rage case against is without merit and ought to be dismissed: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Actor Sonu Sood booked in Moga for violating poll orders in Punjab

Police have booked actor Sonu Sood for violating orders of the Moga additional district magistrate in connection with the model code of conduct.

Punjab polls: Congress has always betrayed farmers, says PM Modi

Addressing a rally in Abohar ahead of the February 20 Punjab assembly polls, Modi urged voters to bring the BJP-led alliance to power in the state for its all-round development

Replaced Amarinder as he was running govt on BJP's directions: Priyanka

The 117-member Punjab Assembly will go to the polls on February 20, while the counting of votes will be taken up on March 10

25% candidates in Punjab elections face criminal cases: Analysis

Of the 1,276 candidates, 228 are from national parties, 256 state parties, 345 registered unrecognised parties and 447 are Independents

'People at top' want weak CM for Punjab who can dance to their tunes: Sidhu

In an apparent dig at the Congress top leadership, Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said that the "people at the top" want a weak Chief Minister who can dance to their tunes.

Punjab rival parties demand answers from Cong after arrest of CM's nephew

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in a money laundering case

Channi claiming credit of works done by my govt: Amarinder Singh

Punjab Lok Congress president Amarinder Singh on Monday trashed CM Charanjit Singh Channi's claims over welfare works

SC grants protection from arrest to SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia till Jan 31

The Supreme Court asked the Punjab government not to take any coercive action against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader till January 31 after he approached the top court for anticipatory bail.

Punjab minister Brahm Mohindra bats for Channi as CM face

The local bodies minister said the Congress Party had set the tradition of declaring its chief ministerial candidate ahead of the elections in 2012 and 2017