Amarinder Singh Oath Ceremony

Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as Punjab's new Chief Minister today, three days after Amarinder Singh's dramatic weekend resignation just four months before an election in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony will be held today evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

After 10 years, Punjab has a Congress government. Captain Amarinder Singh, 75, took oath as Chief Minister this morning. Third on the list of nine ministers who was sworn in was Navjot Singh Sidhu, the cricketer-turned-politician who quit the BJP last year. The positioning is seen to suggest that Mr Sidhu is unlikely to be Deputy Chief Minister, a...

Captain Amarinder Singh, who led the Congress to victory in Punjab after a decade, will take oath as the state's 26th Chief Minister here tomorrow morning in a simple ceremony. Party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Stating that Punjab was in financial doldrums, Chief Minister-designate Amarinder Singh today decided to go in for a simple swearing-in ceremony as an austerity measure. "There will be nothing ostentatious about the oath-taking programme at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday morning, when Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore will administer the oath of office ...

Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as Punjab's new Chief Minister today, three days after Amarinder Singh's dramatic weekend resignation just four months before an election in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony will be held today evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

After 10 years, Punjab has a Congress government. Captain Amarinder Singh, 75, took oath as Chief Minister this morning. Third on the list of nine ministers who was sworn in was Navjot Singh Sidhu, the cricketer-turned-politician who quit the BJP last year. The positioning is seen to suggest that Mr Sidhu is unlikely to be Deputy Chief Minister, a...

Captain Amarinder Singh, who led the Congress to victory in Punjab after a decade, will take oath as the state's 26th Chief Minister here tomorrow morning in a simple ceremony. Party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Stating that Punjab was in financial doldrums, Chief Minister-designate Amarinder Singh today decided to go in for a simple swearing-in ceremony as an austerity measure. "There will be nothing ostentatious about the oath-taking programme at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday morning, when Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore will administer the oath of office ...