Punjab Chief Minister-Elect Bhagwant Mann Resigns As MP Day Before Oath

Bhagwant Mann, 48 will take the oath on Wednesday at the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's village, Khatkar Kalan.

Punjab Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Monday resigned from the Lok Sabha, a day before his swearing-in ceremony.

An MP from the Sangrur constituency in Punjab since 2014, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader handed his resignation to Speaker Om Birla.

"The people of Sangrur have showered me with so much love for many years, many thanks for this. Now I have got an opportunity to serve the whole of Punjab. I promise to the people of Sangrur that in a few months, their voice will be heard again in the Lok Sabha," he had said in Koo.