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Watch | Bhagwant Mann's old comedy videos go Viral after he takes over as Punjab CM
Bhagwant Mann has replaced Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab CM. The oath ceremony of the new CM and government was held in Khatkar Kalan on March 16. Bhagwant Mann started off his career as a comedian and became popular after competing in the Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star Plus in 2006. Mann started his political career in 2011 with Manpreet Singh Badal's political party- People's Party of Punjab and later joined AAP in 2014. He contested from Dhuri in the 2022 Assembly elections where Sidhu was in the opposition party.
It will be 'Uthta Punjab' not 'Udta Punjab': Raghav Chadha
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s overwhelming performance in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly elections has elevated Raghav Chadha's stature in the party. Chadha, who was entrusted with key responsibilities during the elections, is now being considered as AAP's 'Chanakya'. AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had expressed confidence in Chadha and in 2020, appointed him as the party's co-incharge for Punjab.
Congress flays Modi govt over fuel price hike
The Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the hike in fuel prices just 11 days after the Assembly polls results with Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge saying that the only affordable things in the Modi government are "communalism and hatred."
Dhami stakes claim to form govt in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand's Chief Minister-designate Pushkar Singh Dhami met Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh on Monday evening to officially stake claim to form the new government in the state. Sources said that the swearing-in ceremony of the new government is likely to be held on March 23-24. Earlier, Dhami was elected as the leader of BJP's legislative party at a meeting in Dehradun, held in the presence of central observers Rajnath Singh and Meenkshi Lekhi.
G-23 leaders likely to be adjusted in Congress, Azad may get RS berth
Sources say that during the meet with senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday, Gandhi assured him that prominent roles will be given to the leaders and nobody will be ignored, as she will be meeting leaders of election-going states starting from Himachal Pradesh. According to the sources, Azad is likely to be sent to the upper house while Anand Sharma, whose term expires on April 2, will be given important role in the Assembly polls
AAP announces 5 candidates for RS polls from Punjab
Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, AAP's Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha, party's election strategist in Punjab, Sandeep Pathak, Lovely Professional University (LPU) Chancellor Ashok Kumar Mittal and Ludhiana's eminent industrialist Sanjeev Arora filed nomination for the Rajya Sabha seats from AAP in the Punjab legislative Assembly. All the candidates filed their nomination papers in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Abhishek Banerjee leaves ED office, says 'won't bow before people in power'
"I have told the agency that I am willing to cooperate, but why here in Delhi. There are elections in Bengal. The BJP can't fight us democratically, so they are resorting to vengeance politics. But I am not cowed down. The BJP lost in Bengal in 2021, and it will again lose in 2024. This washing machine tatic is not going to work for long. If you want to fight, fight democratically. They (BJP) are harassing me by calling me so many kilometres away," he said.
Sawant stakes claim to form govt in Goa, CM by Guv
With the support of three Independent MLAs and a two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) legislators, the leader of the BJP's 20-member legislative party, Pramod Sawant, on Monday staked claim to form a BJP-led coalition government in Goa.
BJP gives Nagaland first woman Rajya Sabha MP: What's the relevance of push for Matri Shakti?
With no other candidate filing nomination for the March 31 elections to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the state, BJP's S. Phangnon Konyak is now all set to become the first woman Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland. Of course, doubts persist as to how much this episode will change the course of Nagaland politics, but it was path-breaking, and certainly not an easy one.
Punjab CM holds Home, Administrative Reforms portfolios
Mann would hold the portfolios of Administrative Reforms, Civil Aviation, General Administration, Home Affairs and Justice, Personnel, Vigilance, Housing and Urban Development, Local Government, Industries and Commerce, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Horticulture, Conservation of Land and Water, Food Processing, among others.
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