Assembly election 2022 results LIVE Updates: BJP owes poll victory to EVMs, Akhilesh Yadav says
  • News
  • India News
  • Assembly election 2022 results LIVE Updates: BJP owes poll victory to EVMs, Akhilesh Yadav says
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 17, 2022, 15:43:52 IST
Comments
Share

Assembly election 2022 results LIVE Updates: BJP owes poll victory to EVMs, Akhilesh Yadav says

Claiming a moral victory in the recently concluded assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) owes its victory to the EVMs. Stay with TOI for live updates:
15:40 (IST) Mar 16
Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mann in the swearing-in ceremony that took place at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
15:32 (IST) Mar 16
Wish Punjab develops further: Naveen congratulates Bhagwant Mann
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday congratulated Bhagwant Mann on being sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab, wishing that the northern state developed further under the tutelage of the AAP leader.
15:24 (IST) Mar 16
BJP Central observers to visit four states it won, after Holi weekend
Bharatiya Janata Party's Central observers will visit the four states that the party won in the recently concluded Assembly elections, after the Holi weekend, said sources on Wednesday.
15:14 (IST) Mar 16
Those who did not fight (contest elections) are just making statements. Party workers repose faith in the Gandhis: Congress leader & Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on his recent tweet over Kapil Sibal's 'Sab ki Congress' remark
15:05 (IST) Mar 16
Sonia Gandhi holds meeting with Congress MPs from Punjab
15:01 (IST) Mar 16
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urges government to end influence of Facebook, other social media giants on electoral politics in India
14:38 (IST) Mar 16
PM Modi congratulates Bhagwant Mann
14:33 (IST) Mar 16
Stalin extends greetings to Bhagwant Mann for taking oath as Punjab CM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin extended greetings to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann, who took oath as Punjab Chief Minister on Wednesday. "My hearty wishes to Thiru. Bhagwant Mann, who is swearing in as Chief Minister of Punjab today. Tamil Nadu & Punjab share a long history of being vocal about linguistic rights & rights of the state in the Indian Union. Wishing the new government in Punjab, a successful tenure," Stalin tweeted.
13:48 (IST) Mar 16
"Ishq karna sabka paidaishi haq hai kyun na is baar watan ki sarzamin ko mehboob bana liya jaye," says Punjab's new Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann quoting Bhagat Singh after taking oath
13:42 (IST) Mar 16
Harpal Cheema, Aman Arora, Baljinder Kaur, Meet Hayer, Sarvjeet Kaur Manuke and Budh Ram, all second-time legislators, are likely on the list of Mann's cabinet.
13:41 (IST) Mar 16
Mann's cabinet will take oath on Saturday at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.
13:39 (IST) Mar 16

I appeal to you all ( newly-elected MLAs) to not get arrogant. We have to respect even those who didn't vote for us. I thank you all & AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

13:31 (IST) Mar 16
Mann, a former comedian, 48, replacing Congress' Charanjit Channi as the Chief Minister, became Punjab's youngest CM in nearly four decades.
13:24 (IST) Mar 16
Punjab CM designate Bhagwant Mann arrives at his swearing-in ceremony at Khatkar Kalan. AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of the party present.
Punjab CM designate Bhagwant Mann arrives at his swearing-in ceremony at Khatkar Kalan. AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of the party present.
12:46 (IST) Mar 16
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday thanked Punjab Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann for inviting him to his swearing-in ceremony.
"I congratulate Bhagwant Mann on being sworn in as Chief Minister. I thank him for inviting me to his swearing-in. Due to Parliament being in session I will not be able to make it. It is ironic I was not invited to Charanjit Singh Channi's swearing-in though he was one of my MLA's," Tewari said in a tweet. Tewari also shared the invitation card on the microblogging site.
12:07 (IST) Mar 16
Congress president Sonia Gandhi to meet party's MPs from Punjab at Congress Parliamentary Party office at 12.30 pm today.
12:03 (IST) Mar 16
It's (AAP winning 92 seats in Punjab Assembly elections) just a beginning. Their (AAP) ideology is special. I pray that God gives them (AAP) courage to make prosperous Punjab: Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan while at Punjab CM designate Bhagwant Mann's swearing-in ceremony
11:53 (IST) Mar 16
Bhagwant Mann to take oath as Punjab CM shortly.
11:31 (IST) Mar 16
Akhilesh Yadav congratulates Punjab CM-designate ahead of swearing-in ceremony
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday congratulated Chief Minister-designate of Punjab Bhagwant Mann ahead of his oath-taking ceremony and hoped that the state will flourish under his leadership. Elaborate arrangements have been made for Mann's oath-taking ceremony at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district.