The legislative procedure to give overpower in the state has commenced following the Congress' poor result in the Punjab assembly election of 2022.
Charanjit Singh Channi, the Chief Minister of Punjab, resigned today. His cabinet, on the other hand, will stay in place until AAP forms a new administration.
Today, at 11:30 a.m., a Punjab cabinet meeting was held in the Punjab Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh, after which Channi went to Raj Bhavan to hand over his resignation as CM to the state's governor.
"I have resigned from the Governor's office. He informed me and the rest of the cabinet that we should keep working until the new government was sworn in. I acknowledge the mandate of the people "Outside Raj Bhavan, Channi told reporters.
I have given my resignation to the Governor. He told me and the cabinet to continue until the new Government is sworn in. I accept the people's mandate: Outgoing Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi in Chandigarh#PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/mZ4UHPEAzm
— ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2022
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 92 seats in the Punjab election of 2022, making it the clear winner. The ruling Congress party can only win 18 assembly seats, while the Shiromani Akali Dal can only win four.
Since 1962, no party has won more than 90 seats in Punjab, hence the Aam Aadmi Party's triumph is unprecedented.
Bhagwant Mann, a member of the AAP, is set to become Punjab's new Chief Minister.
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