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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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.