Punjab: Amarinder Singh sworn-in as CM as Congress returns to power after a decade
Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh, who led the Congress to victory in Punjab after a gap of 10 years, was on Thursday sworn-in as the chief minister in Chandigarh.
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Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh, who led the Congress to victory in Punjab after a gap of 10 years, was on Thursday sworn-in as the chief minister in Chandigarh. PTI
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Cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was also sworn-in as a cabinet minister of Punjab. PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to congratulate Amarinder after he was sworn-in as the chief minister. PTI
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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh were also present at the swearing-in ceremony. PTI
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On 11 March, Congress had a landslide victory in the Punjab polls as it won 77 seats in the 117-seat Assembly. AAP and the SAD-BJP alliance were reduced to merely 20 and 18 seats respectively. PTI
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Along with Captain Amarinder Singh, seven ministers and two minister of states also took the oath of office and secrecy. PTI
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